COLOMBO: Reports indicate that Waruna Rajapaksha, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Gampaha electorate organizer, is set to participate in a program in Galle organized by ‘Dinana Dakuna’ (Winning South).
This organization has faced accusations on social media of being affiliated with the United National Party (UNP) and acting as a proxy for Ranil Wickremesinghe. Interestingly, Waruna Rajapaksha himself has previously leveled strong criticisms against the organization on several occasions.
Political analysts are now questioning whether Rajapaksha’s association with ‘Dinana Dakuna’ signals his potential departure from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
Waruna Rajapaksha contested the last general election representing the Gampaha district for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and is known to be a close associate of Sajith Premadasa.
However, it is also noted that until the final stages of the last presidential election, Waruna Rajapaksha worked in the media division of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and contested the 2020 parliamentary election representing the United National Party.
Before this, Waruna Rajapaksha was a key founding member of the First Front and the Frontline Socialist Party, and even earlier, he served as a member of the political bureau of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
Having entered politics at a young age, Waruna is well-known as a powerful communicator and a political and global analyst.
A previous statement by Waruna Rajapaksha, emphasizing that all divided forces must unite into one camp to strengthen the Southern Province, also garnered significant attention in political circles.
