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Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe took the stage alongside former President Maithripala Sirisena at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party May Day rally in Gampaha today. Rajapakshe, who retains his membership with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) through which he entered Parliament in 2020, was named as the SLFP's Presidential candidate for the upcoming elections earlier today.
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