Sri Lanka, April 28 -- With the ongoing tussle over the leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the Sunday Observer talked to both sides involved to get their views. In an interview conducted with SLFP MP Duminda Dissanayake, the Acting General Secretary of the Party, he expresses his views on the recent appointment of Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as Acting Chairman of the Party, who he says is not a genuine member of the SLFP. He says such appointments violate the party Constitution.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: Is the appointment of Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as the Chairman of the SLFP, who is not a party member, illegal? Even the Court imposed an Interim Order?

A: Recently, the Court issued an Injunction ...