Patali leaves Jathika Hela Urumaya

Patali leaves Jathika Hela Urumaya

MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has left the Jathika Hela Urumaya.

At a national delegates conference of the JHU at Sri Lanka Foundation today (12), he resigned from his general secretary position of the party and also from the party’s membership.

Karunaratne Paranawithana, Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe and Nirosha Athukorale too, resigned from the party.

Ranawaka told the meeting that they were resigning to form a new sociopolitical force.

The JHU’s central committee members tendered their resignations as well and new members were appointed with approval of those present.

The party appointed Ven. Hendigalle Wimalasara Thera as its new chairman and Bandula Harischandra as the new general secretary.