Sajith needs to change course or SJB could go the way of UNP

SAMAGI Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa undertook an official visit to India last week and while the visit gave him an opportunity to mingle with senior ministers and top officials in the Indian Government, those within his own party were left in the dark about his visit.

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Premadasa, who is also the Leader of the Opposition, seems to have kept his visit top secret with even the most senior members of the SJB unaware of the visit and only getting not know their leader was on an official visit to India from media reports.

While the seniors were sidelined, Premadasa took with him three persons, none with any prominence in politics or within the SJB. They were Kusum Wijetilleke, his Adviser on Political Economy, Chamith Wijesundera, a SJB member of the Kotte UC who on his X (formerly twitter) handles identities himself as a special representative of the Opposition Leader and Lakshman Fonseka, a businessman, a close confident of Premadasa whose official role within the SJB is known to none, expect maybe the party leader.

Those who are on Premadasa’s side could say that he is the SJB leader and hence he decides who goes with him and it’s his prerogative to decide on whether to brief his party on his overseas tours or not.