Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe Appointed As The New Leader Of The Podujana Peramuna Party- He Has Named His Younger Brother As Presidential Candidate

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe has been appointed as the leader of the newly formed "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(Sri Lanka Progressive Front ) during it's first national convention held this evening (11) at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo .

After welcoming the guests participated the National Convention ,Opposition Leader has named his younger brother and former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe as the Presidential Candidate for the forthcoming Presidential Election .

The former Defense Secretary was named as the Presidential Candidate at a time when a question had arisen whether he had removed his US citizenship as Dual Citizens are not allowed to contest local elections and there's two fraud cases against him  currently  in Courts.