Somawansa Amarasinghe’s party joins Podujana Peramuna

18 Oct, 2017

The political party launched by the late?Somawansa Amarasinghe has joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna said that talks held with the?Janatha Sewaka Pakshaya was successful.

Former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa and G.L Peiris took part in the discussions with the?Janatha Sewaka Pakshaya.

Somawansa Amarasinghe had formed the new political party after leaving the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in 2015.

Amarasinghe passed away last year. (Colombo Gazette)

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