The main opposition in Sri Lanka, the UNP, has pledged conditional support to the Mahinda Rajapakse government over the issue of raising wages for public servants, including armed forces personnel.“We are ready to give our fullest support to the government if the government increased the salaries of the public servants before June,” opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said.Wickremesinghe said in Passara that the salary increase should include government servants and armed forces, police and corporations as well.Wickremesinghe retained his leadership last month after a bruising battle with the challenger Sajith Premadasa who backed down later to become Wickremesinghe’’s deputy leader.The UNP has been pressing the government to keep a pledge for a public service pay hike given by the incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa during the presidential election of January 2010.However the support of Wickremesinghe’’s depleted opposition means nothing for Rajapaksa as he enjoys two-thirds parliamentary support enabling him to have unfettered control of the legislature. Agencies