Sri Lanka opposition UNP to take action against members criticizing party leadership

Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has said that party members who criticize the party leadership and attempt to create a division in the party would be severely dealt with.

UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera told a press conference today that the party's leadership crisis has been resolved with the Working Committee unanimously approving the re-appointment of Ranil Wickremasinghe as the party leader.

He said the party leadership has decided to severely deal with the members who criticize the party leadership and try to create a division in the party without considering the positions held by them in the party.

Samaraweera also added that the UNP will fight to re-establish an independent Elections Commission and an independent Elections Commissioner in the country as the government had misused its powers during the local government elections.