UNP National Organizer Navin Dissanayake said the three senior-most figures in the UNP - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Karu Jayasuriya and Sajith Premadasa - must come together and figure out a solution to the current leadership issue.

In a Facebook, Dissanayake said he was appalled by the current trends in the party and the party unity should be preserved under any circumstances.

Dissanayake also added that his loyalty lied with the party and he would work in the best interests of the party supporters.

Dissanayake was among those who did not take part in the "unofficial vote" at the parliamentary group meeting last evening.

However, speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said Wickremesighe, Jayasuriya and Premadasa would meet next week to decide on the way forward.