MR to be opp. leader, Dinesh chief opp. whip: S.B

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will take on the Opposition Leader post while UPFA MP Dinesh Gunawardena will take on the Chief Opposition Whip, MP S. B. Dissanayake said today.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, he said the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had no right to hold the opposition post in parliament because they were acting according to the whims and fancies of the UNP. (Sheain Fernandopulle)