President Maithripala Sirisena who was in Jaffna to attend an event there met some protesters, who were demanding the release of persons held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. 

North-Western Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara, who was found guilty of forcing a school teacher to kneel before him, has been appointed as the new organiser of SLFP for Anamaduwa by President Maithripala Sirisena today.