Namal Rajapakse aligns with SLPP to contest polls

Former MP Namal Rajapaksa in the wake of dissolution of Parliament has decided to join the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna to contest the elections in January.

A member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Rajapaksa tweeted saying that he will join the SLPP.

“I am joining the @PodujanaParty effective immediately. We will strive to create a broader coalition with many stakeholders under the leadership of @MaithripalaS & @PresRajapaksa to face the upcoming General Election and come out victorious,” he tweeted.