Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) with immediate effect.
In a twitter message, the son of the former president stated that “we will strive to create a broader coalition with many stakeholders under the leadership of Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa to face the upcoming General Election.”
Meanwhile, political sources have said that the SLFP is faced with a serious crisis with the unconstitutional decision taken by the president dissolve the parliament.
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam had stated that any future election will be strictly contested under the Pohottuwa symbol. Many SLFP organisers have come to the realisation that they will be left out from nominations to make way for their Pohuttuwa counterparts.
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