Former President and incumbent Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he distanced himself from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) since the party formed a government with the United National Party (UNP).
Rajapaksa has made this statement during a meeting with a group of SLFP members from local government bodies in the Kandy District held at his official residence yesterday (9).
However, he has further noted that there were no barriers for him to work with the SLFP now since the party was no longer in government with the UNP.
He has assured that he would not to allow any injustice to be inflicted on the SLFP parliamentarians.
According to Rajapaksa, the wish of every progressive force in the country was to defeat the UNP and everyone should joint for that purpose.
The meeting between Rajapaksa and the SLFPers was focused on the current political situation and the formation of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
Rajapaksa has said that the SLFP and SLPP could work together towards achieving its common goals.
Meanwhile, another group of SLFP members from the Batticaloa District had also met with Rajapaksa yesterday.
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