Sri Lanka's court-martialed MP asks opposition party not to limit its actions only to words

Sri Lanka's court-martialed former Army Commander and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka said the main opposition United National Party (UNP) should not limit itself to words and need to do more to support DNA activities against undemocratic acts of the government.

Fonseka told a press conference convened in parliament Thursday that there was much more the UNP could do in the fight for democracy in the country.
"They must not limit themselves to words but must act as well," Fonseka said.
He observed that the UNP is a powerful political party and their support would be a strength for the DNA. He said the UNP needs to change its policies for the DNA to consider joining them.
According to Fonseka, the DNA is at the receiving end of the brickbats by the government and the UNP must also face the same brickbats.