President accedes to SLFP demand, replaces Duminda
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceeded to a demand of the SLFP members and replaced MP Duminda Silva who was the Kolonnawa organiser, party sources said.
He has named Minister Basil Rajapaksa to be in charge of all political and social activities in the Kolonnawa electorate as a temproary measure.
SLFP members had demanded that Mr Silva be replaced before the funeral of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra takes place.