Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- The United National Party (UNP) is preparing for new generation leadership that would embrace smart politics, Party Leader, Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Speaking during the launch of SMART UNP digital drive at party headquarters Sirikotha, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the party and the nation as a whole should be handed over to Zen Beta generation youth in the future.

"I am more than 70 years old. There are people here who are more than 70, some are more than 60 and other who are around 50. Time has come for us to think of the generation which has been born after the conclusion of the civil war in Sri Lanka. UNP will have to lead the way in handing over parties and politics to those who are in t...