Maithri wants unity in SLFP

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President Maithripala Sirisena, at a top level meeting of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), had stressed the need to preserve unity in the party and had appointed a six member committee to resume the dialogue with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to evolve measures in this direction, sources told the Daily Mirror.

“The President had a meeting with SLFP MPs, Provincial Council members and electoral organisers in Colombo today. He said the party’s unity was of paramount importance. He said whenever SLFP was riddled with division the United National Party (UNP) had electoral advantage,” sources said.

Six MPs had been appointed to resume the presently stalled dialogue between the President and the former President. Chief Opposition Whip John Seneviratne, MPs Dilan Perera, Susil Premajayantha, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Kumara Welgama and T. B. Ekanayake serve in this committee. (Kelum Bandara)

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