Ranil to attend Kotagala and Colombo May Day rallies
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to attend two May Day rallies, one in Kotagala and the other in Colombo.
The President’s office said that Wickremesinghe will participate in two May-Day rallies, Wednesday, to commemorate international Labour Day.
The May Day rally organized by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) to commemorate international Labour Day will be held at the Kotagala Public Grounds.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will participate in this event, responding to an invitation extended by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress.
The rally and parade are expected to draw a significant number of upcountry plantation workers.
Notably, the Ceylon Workers’ Congress, stands as the largest trade union and political party representing the upcountry community.
Subsequently, in the afternoon President Wickremesinghe is slated to lead the United National Party’s (UNP) May Day Rally from opposite the Maligawatta Police station in Colombo.
Wickremesinghe is the leader of the UNP. (Colombo Gazette)