Decisive SLFP CC meeting today

The meeting is scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. at the President’s official residence.

The CC is to discuss the stalemate in the talks to form an alliance between the SLFP and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the outcome of the President’s meeting with the SLPP leaders Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday (28).

The President yesterday (29) ruled out any possibility of the SLFP contesting under the SLPP’s “pohottuwa” symbol.

Meanwhile, the United National Party (UNP) has officially written to the SLFP seeking a meeting to discuss the current political situation in the country and the way forward.

It is learnt that the discussion would focus on the possibility of forming a political alliance between the SLFP and UNP.