SIHALA URUMAYA Commitee

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S. L. Gunesekara, President – As one of Sri Lanka’s leading lawyers S. L., attended the now historic Thimpo talks. Here President Jayawardene’s Government, with the help of the SAARC countries tried to and did negotiate a peaceful settlement for the demands of the LTTE. As a pre condition for participating in talks the Tigers demanded for and got a cease fire, which they promptly violated. This has been the pattern of all subsequent peace talks. S. L. was one of the more prominent opponents of the dilution of the sovereignity of the state.

Thilak Karunaratne, General Secretary – Thilak, as a Parliamentarian, is fully aware of the way in which Government policies are used for personal gain by the Sri Lankan Politician. He tried both of the main political parties and found them both sadly lacking in his endeavour to serve the country. This resulted in his leaving a comfortable seat in Parliament, to join Sihala Urumaya in its campaign on behalf of the Sinhala People.

Patali Champika Ranawaka, National Organiser – Champika is a lecturer in the Open University. He himself a victim, is acutely concisious of the damage done to the Sinhala youth by the Bandaranayaka regime. Prime minister Sirimavo, again to whip up votes, brought the ‘Sinhala only Policy’ into the then existing system of education. This made the Sinhala youth a non-contender in the field of employment.

Dr. Neville Karunatileka, Treasure – A former Governor of the Central Bank. Neville’s awareness of the ruination of the country’s economy by the Bandaranayakas socialistic policies is comprehensive.

Major General Tilak Paranagama – The only General officer in the Sri Lankan Army to have risen from the ranks of a soldier.

Lieutenant Colonel Anil Amerasekara – Whilst serving as a Lieutenant Colonel Anil asked for and obtained compulsory leave from the Sri Lankan Army to campaign against the Political package.

Malinga Herman Guneratne – Author of ‘For a Sovereign State’, Malinga was persecuted by the UNP Government for settling the Sinhala farmer on the right- bank of Maduru Oya.

These and a galaxy of intellectuals of National fame such as, Professor Piyasena Dissanayaka, Professor C. M. Madduma Bandara, Professor A. D. V. de S. Indraratne and Dr. Ranjini Ratnapala are among the members of the central committee.

The following are the seven non-negotiable principals the party is standing for:

Sri Lanka should continue to be a unitary state and the legislative supremacy of parliament and the independence of the judiciary should be maintained.
The provisions in the present constitution relating to the National Flag, the National Anthem and the Buddha Sasana should remain inviolate.
There should be no division of the country for political or administrative reasons on the basis of ethnicity.
Sri Lanka being the homeland of all is citizens, the claim that the North and the East as the homeland of the Tamils is rejected and it has no validity.
The 13^th amendment to the constitution should be repealed and all legislative action taken under it should be treated as null and void. The provincial councils will be abolished.
Devolution of power should not be used as a means to the resolution of a non-existent ethnic problem.
Executive presidency should be abolished.

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