12 of Rauff Hakeem's and Badurdeen's constituents go to Mecca ... saying that they are supporting UNP

12 of Rauff Hakeem's and Badurdeen's constituents go to Mecca ... saying that they are supporting UNP

There were various news items in the past few days in private media partial to the government media and the government that both Rauff Hakeem and Rishad Badiudeen will be offering their support to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. It was further announced that it had been proposed to sign an agreement with government and after it is signed in a few more day's time the 12 of them will be added to their relevant positions as ministers subsequent to their authoritative powers. Minister S.B. Dissanayaka too has said that the talks were successful. However, after their stand was clarified, as a strategy to evade being 'baited', former
Minister Rauff Hakeem and his group of 7 together with former Minister Rishad Badiudeen inclusive of his 5, all totalling a number of 12 had set off on a tour to Mecca.

The two of them had as final stance informed very clearly that they will support the UNP and had also condemned President's decision as unconventional. They had informed that they will be returning to Sri Lanka a day before parliament is recalled and that they will offer the necessary support to UNP.

What political sources say is that in order to avoid their constituents being 'baited' they had as a strategical move left the country this way to engaged in a religious activity. In this connection, Hakeem and his men have sent a message across Twitter Account as a final message that they would give their support to UNP while Badiudeen too has sent a similar message across his Twitter Account that he would be giving his support to UNP as a final decision through a video message. The photograph taken, dressed in white clothing before their departure to Mecca, from below