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Parliamentarians of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) including some
ministers and deputy ministers today defected and pledged to support President
Maithripala Sirisena.
Parliamentarians
Felix Perera, Lalith Dissanyake, Neomal Perera, Dayasritha Tissera, Thilanga
Sumathipala, and A. R. M. Abdul Cader met the President at the President
Secretariat Office in Colombo, this morning.
While
addressing the gathering, Felix Perera said that they will unconditionally back
President Siripala’s 100-day work programme.
Signalling
another mass defection from UPFA, a group of over 20 MPs pledged their support
to President Sirisena, yesterday as well. MPs S.B. Nawinne, Vijith Vijithamuni
Soysa, Piyasena Gamage, Reginold Cooray, Dr Sarath Amunugama, Janaka Bandara
Tennakoon, Athauda Seneviratne and North Western Province Chief Minister
Dayasiri Jayasekara were among the group who met with Sirisena at his
residence.
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