Over a thousand women have left the main opposition party in Sri Lanka, the UNP, to join the main party of the ruling coalition, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
According to a report by Sri Lanka’s national broadcaster, the women obtained membership of the party headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a local party meeting in Kela Wewa held on Sunday morning.
The meeting was led by Minister Pavithra Wanniaarachchi.who said that the government led by Rajapaksa has achieved “a significant service for the welfare of women”.