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SLPP and UNP hold talks ahead of anti-Govt. rally
Daily FT
|November 13, 2025
KEY leaders of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP) met yesterday to discuss coordination and participation for the Opposition-led protest rally scheduled for 21 November in Nugegoda.
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The rally is aimed at holding the National People’s Power (NPP)-led Government accountable and urging it to fulfill its election promises.
The meeting, held at former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s party office in Flower Road, focused on the objectives of the rally, expected public participation, and the coordination among opposition parties.
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of Daily FT.
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