Nimal Siripala appointed Acting SLFP Chairman

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to appoint Minister of Ports, Aviation, and Shipping Nimal Siripala de Silva as the party’s Acting Chairman.

This decision was made during the SLFP politburo meeting, which was led by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.

The SLFP convened the party’s politburo to discuss the party’s future course of action in view of its current internal crisis situation. It was reported that all party members, excluding former President Maithripala Sirisena, former General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara, and MP Shan Vijayalal de Silva, were invited to the relevant meeting.

On Thursday, the Colombo District Court issued an interim injunction preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the SLFP chairman, following a complaint filed by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.

Nevertheless, Sirisena has reacted, saying that he intends to present facts before the court regarding the matter.

Meanwhile, SLFP Acting General Secretary Dushmantha Mithrapala lodged a complaint with the Maradana Police on Friday (05), alleging that several ‘important’ files had gone missing from the party headquarters.

Thus, entering the SLFP