Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked a local SLFP official for his role in organising a party rally in support of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Devinuwara organiser Kanchana Wijesekera was replaced with Suneth Nilanga Hendavitarana, party sources told The Island.
During the rally, a letter by Mahinda Rajapaksa was read out which warned against the new government's policies, saying that Sri Lanka's national security and economy was under risk.
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