A dispute between UPFA MP Sarana Gunawardena and one of
his employees, Primal, over the latter switching allegiance to Prasanna
Ranatunga, contesting the forthcoming elections to the WPC yesterday led
to the abduction of the employee’s 12-year-old son.
According to a complaint lodged with the Gampaha police, the Attanagalle organizer and three other persons allegedly stormed Primal’s residence at No 160/03, Yakkala, Viragula around 3.00 am and attacked the occupants. Unable to find Primal, the gang allegedly abducted Lahiru Yomal Sampath, a Grade 7 student of the Gampaha Vidyalaya.

Protesters campaign against the upcoming G-20 summit scheduled to be held in London, as they demonstrate in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, March 28, 2009. (AP)
President wants Sapugaskanda
modernisation to go ahead,
directs Treasury Secy. to raise funds





Real power to shift to Karu J?