{"id":147013,"date":"2015-07-06T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T18:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=147013"},"modified":"2015-07-06T00:01:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T18:31:16","slug":"january-08-team-discuss-alternate-action-with-cbk-unp-invites-all-disgruntled-slfp-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/january-08-team-discuss-alternate-action-with-cbk-unp-invites-all-disgruntled-slfp-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;January 08 Team&#8221; Discuss Alternate Action With CBK: UNP Invites All Disgruntled SLFP MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SLFP group which supported President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Maithripala+Sirisena&amp;x=14&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Maithripala Sirisena<\/span><\/a> during January 08 election met in Colombo on Saturday to discuss alternate action against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa being given nomination to contest under the UPFA ticket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arjuna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-143498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arjuna-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arjuna\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arjuna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arjuna-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The meeting was held at former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga&#8217;s residence in Colombo 07 and was attended by several SLFP MPs including Arjuna Ranatunga, Duminda Dissanayake and M.K.D.S. 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