SF in Parliament

10 February 2016 01:21 pm

Former army chief Sarath Fonseka (R) speaks with Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake (L) after he was sworn in as a member of parliament in Colombo yesterday.

Fonseka , who was jailed for over two and a half years by former president Mahinda Rajapakse after he unsuccessfully challenged his 2010 re-election bid, has formed a political party and joined the current ruling party. (AFP)