Today President Mahinda rajapaksha visited kandy to open a new hospital in Galaha for Buddhist monks. After the ceremony mahinda visits to kandy and homage to Sacred tooth relic of Sri Dalada maligawa.
S.B. Dissanayake
Then President Headed to hanguranketha to visit UNP National Organiser and Opposition leader of Central province S.B. Dissanayake.
Mahinda spent nearly one hour in S.B.’s home with friendly chatting with the gathering. Sources confirmed that S.B dissanayake decided to support Mahinda Rajapaksha at the Presidential polls in next year.
Further S.B. will officially announce his decision to support President mahinda, at a press conference today 7 december, in Colombo. Most expect that S.B will be returned back to SLFP today.
In past few weeks S.B dissanayake openly opposed to the General Sarath Fonseka’s arising as the common candidate of opposition. S.B. said that UNP is not dead to get help from from General Sarath fonseka and UNP has great leaders who can win at next presidential election. Once he said that party also considering about him as the presidential candidate.
But S.B. frustated with the UNP’s decision to support Sarath Fonseka at the next presidential polls. As a consequence S.B decided to jump back to SLFP and support Mahinda.