Sri Lanka opposition Tamil party suspends crossed-over MP from party

Sri Lanka's Democratic People's Front (DPF) has decided to suspend the membership of its Colombo District parliamentarian Prabha Ganeshan after he joined the government Thursday.


Prabha Ganeshan is the younger brother of DPF Leader Mano Ganeshan.
Mano Ganeshan, who is currently in Chennai on a private visit, has expressed shock and dismay at Prabha's move to join the government at a time the leader is overseas.
Mano has called for disciplinary action against Prabha and together with the party members decided to suspend his membership.
According to Mano, Prabha has betrayed the trust of the people who had voted for him and has violated party policies.
Prabha Ganeshan of Democratic People's Front and P. Digambaram of the National Workers Front met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday and extended their support to the government.
Prabha was elected to parliament from the Colombo District under the opposition alliance United National Front (UNF) banner.
With the cross-over of the two MPs the ruling alliance has 146 seats in the 225-member parliament.