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Around 30 Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) parliamentarians who are against the national government<\/span><\/a> created by their party and the United National Party (UNP) are planning to sit in the opposition.<\/p>\n

Currently these 30 MP\u2019s are holding talks with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, according to reliable sources.<\/p>\n

\"Kumara<\/a>According to an MP from this group they will act as a separate group in parliament.<\/p>\n

The Kalutara district SLFP MP Kumara Welgama is tipped to be the leader of this SLFP dissident faction which will operate with the blessings of Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n

However, according to the MP, Welgama will be only a figurehead as the true leader of this rebel SLFP faction will be Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n

The leaders of other UPFA affiliated parties such as Wimal Weerawansa, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Dinesh Gunewardena and Udaya Gammanpila too will support this group.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in a move to quell the actions of the dissident group, the SLFP leadership has said that anybody who acts against party wishes will seize to exist as electoral division organizers.<\/p>\n

However, according to the SLFP MP this will not deter the group from going ahead with their planned actions.<\/p>\n

The group is to inform their decision in writing to the party leader, President Maithripala Sirisena shortly.<\/p>\n

The speaker during a recent meeting with party leaders announced that he will consider all 201 SLFP and UNP MP\u2019s as part of the national government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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