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President and P.M. hold special meeting; Civil organization leaders to resign their posts

(Lanka-e-News 13.Oct.2016, 8.00PM) Following the odious ‘cyanide capsule’ speech of the president , the latter and Prime Minister (P.M.) were  to hold  special  meeting tonight at 7.00 . The P.M. this morning had not been startled by the president’s speech, it is learnt.

Meanwhile the civil and professional organizations that extended support to MaithripalaSirisena to make him the president  had a preliminary discussion today in preparation for their media discussion tomorrow (14). The representatives of the movement for just society , the Citizens  Front Force and other organizations particpated.

According to reports , a group of  leaders of the civil organizations have decided to resign the posts they were given by the president in  order  to lodge their protests against the statements made by him  which were directly intimidating  and pressurizing the independent commission, the Police commission and the court actions.  

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