Pivithuru Hela Urumaya General Secretary Udaya Gammanpila launched his 'Black Flag Week' against the government by updating his profile picture on Facebook.

Furthermore, his cover photo has also been changed to announce the Black Flag Week between January 2 to January 8.

Meanwhile, the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Facebook Page has also been changed into a black flag in a yellow background, similar to the one used by Gammanpila.

However, Gammanpila is yet to receive widespread support for the movement. An hour after he changed his profile picture, even Madhu Madhawa Aravinda, who is a key member of the PHU, was yet to change his profile picture. Aravinda was seen active on Facebook after Gammanpila's move.

Although almost 500 'likes' were received by Gammanpila's profile picture within one hour, only a handful of them joined him in changing their profile pictures. Meanwhile, none of the key members of the 'Joint Opposition' had joined him within the first hour of his campaign.

Gammanpila recently requested the public to hoist black flags in houses, shops and vehicles from January 2 to January 8, as a mark of protest against the government. He asked them to at least change their profile picture to a black flag, if they were afraid to hoist a flag at the residences or on their vehicles.