SLFP, the common man’s party - Maithripala

Nimal Wijesinghe - Anuradhapura Additional District Group Correspondent

Health Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena emphasized that reorganization activities of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) founded by former Prime Minister S W R D Bandaranaike, has made the party more people -friendly under the strong and proud leadership of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He said the Sri Lanka Freedom Party possesses a glorious, splendid and proud history and has been crowned as the party of the common man.

Minister Sirisena was speaking at the opening of the party's district central office at Airport Road, Anuradhapura.

Following the religious observances and two minutes silence in remembrance of the late party leaders and the war heroes, the name board of the new party office was unveiled by Minister Sirisena.

“SLFP founder late Prime Minister S W R D Bandaranaike and other leaders from time to time always launched all significant political episodes of the from Anuradhapura, where the Sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is located,” he said.

“Present SLFP leader, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has advised us to arrange the re-organisation campaign by going house to house campaigning,thus, making the public educated about the endeavours being made by the government to transform the country to the Miracle of Asia,” Minister Sirisena emphasized.

North Central Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake said the re-organisation campaign would not be confined only to enrol new members to the party.

Party stalwarts travelling from village to village would listen to the ideas of grass root level voters, public servants etc and report it to the party hierarchy for necessary action.

“There are certain sections which spread various interpretations about the dissolution and the North Central Provincial Council elections.

The United People's Freedom Alliance headed by the President is poised to gain a landslide victory whenever elections are held. This has been the norm over the past several years,” the Chief Minister reiterated.

SLFP Treasurer Minister Dullas Alahapperuma and Minister Tissa Karalliyadda also addressed the large crowd of party activists which included Cabinet Ministers, Provincial Chief Ministers, Ministers, Governors, divisional level political authority members and members of the public.