SL minister joins Fonseka
[TamilNet, Friday, 15 January 2010, 09:47 GMT]
Cegu Issadeen, a non-cabinet minister in the government led by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and one of the leaders of the National Unity
Alliance (NUA) Friday morning rejoined the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, extending his
support to retired Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka in the upcoming Presidential
Elections.
Mr. Cegu Isadeen, one of the leaders of the National Unity
Alliance (NUA), told media in Colombo Friday morning that he met Sri Lanka Muslim
congress Leader Rauff Hakeem and decided to rejoin the SLMC. The NUA leader is another cabinet minister in UPFA government Ms Ferial
Ashraff, wife of late Mr.M.H.M.Ashraff, founder leader of the SLMC and
NUA. He also said that he is going to tender his resignation to the SL
President on Sunday. Cegu Isadeen is to address first election
meeting in support of Fonseka on Monday in Akkaraippattu.
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