Rumour that Maithri is to leave coalition government on September 2nd

Rumour that Maithri is to leave coalition government on September 2nd

President Maithripala Sirisena has hinted that he would be quitting the coalition national unity government on the 67th commemoration of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party which falls on forthcoming September 2nd. Lakbima Sunday newspaper which is published under the ownership of Thilanga

Sumathipala has quoted from internal news source of the party.

A point that has been brought up is that Sri Lanka Freedom Party has become the the third power in the country at last local government elections because it has instituted a coalition national government with United National Party and party supporters of the party at grass root level have abandoned the party having been disappointed in that respect. This idea the President has emphasised on a number of occasions at executive committee meetings of Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

News sources have quoted that several factions of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party have made a request from President Maithripala Sirisena that he should quit the present government if the SLFP is to win at forthcoming elections and that the President has given some clues at the meeting held last week that he would be quitting the government by September 2nd when the commemoration of the party is to be held.