Plan to bring Chandrika back to parliament

The UNP Leader, SLFP (M) Wing Leader Mangala Samaraweera and several other senior UNPers have secretly discussed the possibility of brining former President Chandrika Kumaratunge back to parliament as a UNP National List MP in order to contest the Presidential election, if the government implements the amendment to extend the number of terms of office held by an Executive President, it is really learnt.

Mangala Samaraweera has said that if Chandrika returns to politics, many SLFPers disgruntled with the current Rajapaksa administration would support her. However, a final decision has not been made on the matter and it is to be discussed with the former President a swell.

We have already published that the former President has asked Mangala Samaraweera to dissolve his party and join the UNP.