- Power-Sharing Deal Aims to Keep Corrupt Leaders Out, Empower Fresh Faces in Nuwara Eliya and Beyond
Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) led by Jeevan Thondaman agrees to support National People’s Power (NPP) in forming local governments in Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Kandy, and more. Chairmanship deal avoids re-appointing corrupt leaders.
CWC Backs NPP Where No Majority Was Won
A senior official of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress confirmed that the party has formally agreed to support the National People’s Power (NPP) in forming local government bodies where no party secured a majority in the recent Sri Lanka local government elections.
The agreement covers Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Kandy, Matale, Ratnapura, and the Deniyaya Kotapola Pradeshiya Sabha, with CWC members pledging their votes to help NPP form governing control in these areas.
Anti-Corruption Clause: No Return for Accused Chairpersons
In a strategic shift towards clean governance, the NPP has requested the CWC to avoid nominating any past chairmen accused of corruption or fraud. The CWC leadership agreed, vowing to only appoint new candidates to key local bodies.
According to the power-sharing structure:
- CWC will receive Chairmanship of 4 local bodies in Nuwara Eliya.
- NPP will hold Vice-Chairmanships in those same bodies.
- In districts outside Nuwara Eliya, NPP will lead as Chair, while CWC assumes Vice-Chair roles.
Thondaman: ‘We Campaigned Under the Rooster & Won Big’
At a special meeting held on June 16 at CWC headquarters in Kotagala, party General Secretary and Nuwara Eliya District MP Jeevan Thondaman addressed newly elected members.
“We contested under the rooster symbol and secured many victories,” he declared. “Now we are forming alliances with the NPP to ensure good governance across several local government institutions.”
He urged all members to follow party directives and emphasized that this collaboration reflects CWC’s vision of development without corruption.
CWC-NPP Alliance to Shape Local Leadership in Hill Country and Beyond
The power-sharing plan represents a pivotal shift in Sri Lankan local governance, especially in estate regions where the Ceylon Workers’ Congress wields historic influence.
Senior party figures including CWC President Sendhil Thondaman and Treasurer Maradapandi Rameswaram also participated in the meeting, cementing the party’s commitment to the joint plan with the NPP.
