mahinda ditches Muslims  7%  NOW  14%  NEXT  24% NEXT  THEN SINHAL AMODAY A MINORITY July 14 (EN) Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who is the UPFA team leader in Kurunegala has dropped minority Tamils and Muslims from his list of candidates to head a Sinhala-only team. He was not present at the Kurunegala district secretariat to submit nomination forms leaving the menial task to his deputy Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. Kurunegala with a vote base of 1.26 million has a 7% Muslim populati

mahinda ditches Muslims

July 14 (EN) Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa who is the UPFA team leader in Kurunegala has dropped minority Tamils and Muslims from his list of candidates to head a Sinhala-only team. He was not present at the Kurunegala district secretariat to submit nomination forms leaving the menial task to his deputy Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. Kurunegala with a vote base of 1.26 million has a 7% Muslim populati