Leader of the National Union of Workers and Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure, and Community Development Palani Digambaram is to give an ultimatum to New Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa regarding the demands of estate sector workers. The Sunday Morning learnt that Minister Digambaram was likely to meet DNF presidential candidate Premadasa this week and demand a pledge to increase the wages of the plantation sector workers failing which the former would resign from his portfolio. “I will demand the wages of the estate workers be increased substantially. If Premadasa doesn’t agree to do so, I will resign from my ministerial portfolio,” the Minister had said according to party sources. He went on to say that this was his condition in exchange for giving his support to Premadasa’s candidacy. “If he doesn’t agree to my conditions, I will have to rethink whom I support at this election. We have been promising a wage increase to the poor people of the estate sector but it never materialises. I will support the candidate who pledges to make this happen,” he had said.