Around 26 UPFA Parliamentarians, including many SLFP MPs took part in the pro-Mahinda Rajapaksa rally today urging that the former president should be made the Prime Ministerial candidate of the UPFA in an upcoming general election.<\/p>\n
Apart from the Parliamentarians a number of Provincial Council Members and Local Government Authority Members also took part in the event.<\/p>\n
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The rallies are organized by Mahajana Eksath Peramuna leader Dinesh Gunawardena, National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa, Left Democratic Front leader Vasudeva Nanayakkara and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila. The PHU leader is a Western Provincial Council Member while the others are UPFA MPs.<\/p>\n
The SLFP MPs took part in the rally defying an order by the party prohibiting them to attend rallies organized by other political parties without prior approval.<\/p>\n
Dinesh Gunewardena, Courtesy:Asian Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe UPFA leaders at the rally included –<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nVasudeva Nanayakkara,
\nWimal Weerawansa,
\nUdaya Gammanpila,
\nRohitha Abeygunawardena,
\nBandula Gunewardena,
\nMahindananda Aluthgamage,
\nDilum Amunugama,
\nLohan Ratwatte,
\nGamini Lokuge,
\nManusha Nanayakkara,
\nUditha Lokubandara,
\nVidura Wickremanayake,
\nGeethanjana Gunawardena,
\n Weerakumara Dissanayake,
\nShehan Semasinghe,
\nSalinda Disanayake,
\nTB Ekanayake,
\nKumara Welgama,
\nSriyani Wijewickrama,
\nPrasanna Ranatunga,
\nRanjith de Soysa,
\nSunny Rohana Kodithuwakku,
\nSM Chandrasena,
\n SC Muthukumarana,
\nYG Padmasiri,
\nChamika Buddhadasa,
\nVK Indika,
\nJanaka Bandara,
\n Kamala Ranatunga<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n