SLPP supporters jeered at former Minister John Seneviratne during a rally in Ratnapura that was held in support of SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

The Rajapaksa supporters started jeering at Seneviratne as the later started his speech. Seneviratne was among the SLFPers who accepted ministerial portfolios in the national unity government.

Although MPs Vasudewa Nanayakkara and Pavithra Wanniarachchi attempted to quell the situation, their supporters continued to interrupt Seneviratne's speech.

SLFP National Organizer Duminda Dissanayake also experienced a similar situation in Anuradhapura when he addressed the inaugural rally of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.