UPFA Campaign Strategy Has Failed Miserably: Ajith P. Perera

 

Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith P. Perera said that both the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) manifesto and the image of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa have been tarnished during the general election campaign.

Speaking at a press conference at ‘Sirikotha’ United National Party (UNP) headquarters, Perera said that the UPFA manifesto, which promises ‘a guarantee for the future’, does not even have a guarantee for the present.

The UPFA stalwarts backing Rajapaksa thought that they could carry on the election campaign on the back of Rajapaksa’s perceived popularity, Perera said. However, the plan has failed miserably and the UPFA campaign is limping forward, he added. This has further tarnished the image of Rajapaksa, Perera argued.