Sirisena makes sweeping changes in SLFP

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 00:33 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday made sweeping changes to key positions of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

Veteran S.B. Dissanayake was removed as SLFP Treasurer and Lasantha Alagiyawanna was appointed as the successor at the SLFP Central Working Committee meeting. Weerakumara Dissanayake was appointed as the SLFP spokesman replacing Mahinda Samarasinghe. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was made the Senior Vice President of the SLFP.

The SLFP Central Working Committee also decided to take disciplinary action against public representatives who breached code of conduct.