A rally being organised by several constituent parties of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) began in Nugegoda on Wednesday afternoon.

The political parties are calling for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be named as a prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming general election.

Awareness posters for this rally, that were pasted across the country, called on those who voted for Mahinda Rajapaksa at the recently concluded Presidential election to gather in Nugegoda today.

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