Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said that a collective force representing a genuine opposition with new ideas and fresh thinking must come together.

He stated that his party’s support for the rally to be held in Nugegoda on 21 November is driven by that very objective.

Rajapaksa further noted that the government has shifted public attention towards national security in an attempt to cover up other pressing issues in the country.