The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) faction led by Maithripala Sirisena held an executive committee meeting at a private hotel in Pitakotte this morning (12), where Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa was unanimously elected as the party chairman.
He filled the vacancy created by the resignation by Sirisena as the party chief.
Keerthi Udawatte was appointed acting general secretary of the SLFP.
Duminda rejects appointments
Meanwhile, SLFP national organizer Duminda Dissanayake from the Chandrika Kumaratunga faction said Sirisena had no right to call such a meeting.
In a letter to senior vice president Sarath Ekanayake, he said the meeting was a violation of the injunction issued by courts.
