<span style="color: #222222;">The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP) pledging to support its Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa. <br />''<br />''CWC is one of the main parties representing Tamil estate workers of Indian origin. CWC said that the proposals it had submitted have been included in the policy framework of the SLPP. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya were present on the occasion.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, former Justice Minister in United National Front (UNF) Government Wijayadasa Rajapaksa declared his support for Gotabaya Rajapaksa. <br />''<br />''Mr Wijayadasa said that the Yahapalana Government was a failure that did not achieve what it had set out to do. He emphasized that he was supporting candidate Rajapaksa as not doing so would mean that separatism and Islamic fundamentalism would take over the country. UNF has put up Minister Sajith Premadasa as its candidate for Presidential elections scheduled for 16th of next month.</span><br />