A senior member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Opposition MP Kumara Welgama said he believed State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara would one day leave the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Government and would join him (Welgama). Welgama, who entered Parliament under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) after the last general election, recently announced that he is forming a new political party under the Bandaranaike policies, which initially formed the base of the SLFP. The New Lanka Freedom Party is being spearheaded by Welgama and Jayasekara, as the SLFP General Secretary, has petitioned the Election Commission about the misuse of the SLFP’s name.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 20:15 UTC