Geetha hides age to Susil

UPFA candidate at southern provincial council election Geetha Kumarasinghe has come to sign nomination papers without a copy of her birth certificate.

This is despite general secretary of the alliance Susil Premajayantha having instructed all candidates to bring along three copies of their birth certificates.

Candidate Kumarasinghe had come empty handed at the last moment, and had to go back home and return with the copies of her birth certificates.

As she was leaving after signing the nomination papers, a former councillor said she had not brought the birth certificate as she feared the UPFA general secretary would get to know her age.

Trouble for Geetha from Elpitiya

The Elpitiya regional coordinating committee meeting today (15) was in uproar after southern provincial councillor Ajith Prasanna objected to the presence of Bentara-Elpitiya SLFP organizer Geetha Kumarasinghe there.

The two exchanged words, and minister Gunaratne Weerakoon too involved in a verbal exchange with Kumarasinghe.

The minister, who was in the chair, put off the meeting, also attended by public officials.

Later, councilor Prasanna, joined by Pradeshiya Sabha members Sarath Alwis, A.G. Sagara Thilakasiri, Nalin Priyadarshana and K.D.D. Sumitha, started a protest at Elpitiya town against the SLFP organizer.

Minister Weerakoon, who visited them, requested the protestors to suspend their action until the president is informed about the matter.

When contacted, Kumarasinghe claimed the five LG members were attempting to prevent her from contesting the provincial council polls, as they feared defeat for themselves.