Badulla District United National Party (UNP) candidate Harin Fernando told United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Dilan Perera that he himself would have to drink poison when the UPFA was defeated at the parliamentary election on August 18.
At a news conference held in response to the one held by the UPFA on Wednesday at which Mr. Perera had urged UNP leaders including the Prime Minister to drink poison, Mr. Fernando said UPFA members including Dilan Perera, Bandula Gunawardena and Udaya Gammanpila would have to drink poison in large quantities on August 18 when they realize that the UPFA has been defeated.
“Dilan organizes media briefings and displays bottles of poison. He himself had attempted to drink poison on three occasions. I have two gallons of Polidol here with me and I invite Mr. Perera to drink it on August 18,” Mr. Fernando said.
He rejected the allegations levelled against the Prime Minister, Minister Ravi Karunanayake, the Central Bank Governor and him by the UPFA and pointed out that there were several charges made against Dilan Perera by the Auditor General and the Foreign Employment Bureau.
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