Backbenchers of the UNP are pressurizing Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe to remove his close friend and associate Malik Samarawickrama as the President of the UNP ‘Sirikotha’ insiders claim.
Serious allegations were levelled against several Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister to posts in the party during discussions with UNP members regarding the upcoming no-confidence motion and restructuring of the party.
D.M Swaminathan, Tilak Marapana, Malik Samarawickrama are several such politicians that were accused by the MPs sources say.
They have also alleged that current General Secretary of the party Kabir Hashim has not done his duty to the party or its members after being appointed following the removal of the former General Secretary Kabir Hashim.
The backbenchers have asked the UNP leader to appoint two non-ministers for the posts of chairman and secretary of the party sources further added.
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