The 66th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party will be held on September 2 at Campbell Park under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena,Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare & Kandyan Heritage S.B.Dissanayake said.
Addressing the media today at the SLFP Headquarters, Minister Dissanayake said that the SLFP is a powerful left wing political party which ruled the country for a long period.
“Though there is a crisis situation currently prevailing within the party, the SLFP has the strength to protect its supporters as well as the whole country.” He said.
The SLFP plans to take number of social, cultural and political decisions at the anniversary celebrations and the future vision of the party will also be unveiled at the anniversary celebrations.
Responding to a question by a journalist asking whether the Joint Opposition have also been invited for the anniversary, State Minister of Enterprise Development Lakshaman Yapa Abeywardane said that all the SLFP MPs can join in the SLFP Anniversary celebrations.
No invitation is required for SLFP parliamentarians to participate for the anniversary celebrations, he added.