Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he has taken a firm decision not to contest under the UPFA if President Maithripala Sirisena leads it at the forthcoming Local Government Election.

Speaking at a PHU media conference in Colombo today, Gammanpila said that the UPFA experienced what could happen under Sirisena's leadership on August 17.

Recalling a statement by Albert Einstein, Gammanpila said that one has to be insane to expect a different result under the same set of conditions. Therefore, he will not fall in the same trap again, Gammanpila said.

He also said that it was the responsibility of the SLFP to take a decision on Sirisena's party leadership. However, popular leaders of the party say that the SLFP cannot win elections under the leadership of Sirisena, Gammanpila also remarked.

If Sirisena truly wants the SLFP to succeed, he has to resign from the party leadership, Gammanpila also observed.