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Sunny Side Up: RW backs Harin

02 May 2021

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday (27) visited Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harin Fernando in hospital.  The UNP Leader, who had been in touch with Fernando since news of his pending arrest broke out, visited Fernando to discuss his ongoing court cases.  When the news first broke two weeks ago that attempts were being made to arrest Fernando, Wickremesinghe had spoken to Fernando, advising him to seek immediate legal advice.  In fact, it was Wickremesinghe who had spoken to a President’s Counsel on behalf of Fernando to obtain his legal services for the MP.  During his visit to the hospital, Wickremesinghe and Fernando had discussed the necessity for political differences to be put aside amongst the Opposition parties and unite in the face of growing suppression of freedom of expression. The UNP Leader had also extended the support of the party to the MP with regards to this particular issue.  The UNP Leader had continued to remain in touch with the MP, enquiring about his health.  Wickremesinghe's visit to Fernando in hospital followed that of UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene who had also expressed the UNP’s support for the MP.  Fernando was one of the main critics of Wickremesinghe prior to the defection of a group of UNP members to the SJB. 


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