Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has been appointed the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) organizer for Attanagalle.

Meanwhile, the party has removed Kumar Welgama and Mahindananda Aluthgamage from the positions of Matugama and Nawalapitiya organizers.

They are replaced by former parliamentarian Sumithra Abeydheera and Provincial Councilor H.A, Ranasinghe for the Matugama and Nawalapitiya electorates respectively.

Attanagalle is the traditional bastion of the Bandaranaike family, which former President Kumaratunga hails from.