22 July 2023 12:00 am Views - 195
By Asanthi Warnasuriya
A group of government MPs who were elected on the ticket of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has taken initiatives to make a new political formation to back President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the next presidential election, Daily Mirror learns.
The group acting under MP Nimal Lanza is now working for establishing an office in the Rajagiriya area of Colombo. In Parliament, 69 MPs who were elected on the SLPP ticket act independent of the party at the moment.
It is learnt that 40 MPs have already rallied behind the group led by Mr. Lanza. A group of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).