Two local politicians extended their support to Opposition Presidential Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at a media briefing held in Colombo on Thursday.

Deputy Leader of the Ceylon Workers Congress and Central Provincial Councillor M. Udaya Kumar and Nuwara Eliya Pradeshiya Sabha Member Nagaraj thus crossed over to support Maithripala Sirisena.

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