Ranil, Maithri once again in common political discussion

Colombo, Feb 15 (Daily Mirror) - Former Presidents Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe, along with other party leaders in the opposition, have met to discuss the current political situation of the country and the way forward.

Others who met are UNP Chairman Wajira Abeywardena, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, former Ministers Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Susil Premajayantha, Shehan Semasinghe, Nimal Lanza, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Premnath C. Dolawatte and Sagala Ratnayake.

Mr. Yapa told Daily Mirror that this is the second such meeting and the leaders discussed injustice being done to former MPs by the current government. Otherwise, he said there was no focus on the formation of any political alliance.

This is the second such meeting. The first was conducted on January 30. Mr. Sirisena and Mr. Wickremesinghe headed the Yahapalana government as the President and the Prime Minister. Later, they fell out.