Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has been appointed to the central committee of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), informed political sources said.

Accordingly her name is among the top of 13 members replaced by President Maithripala Sirisena.

President Maithripala Sirisena today (17) ordered the removal of 13 Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee Members.

These include Rathnasiri Wickramanayake, Susil Premajayantha, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, DM Jayaratne, John Seneviratne, Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Kamala Ranatunga and Salinda Dissanayake.