Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said opposition parties’ joint letter requesting the President to reconvene the Parliament is timely and well-intended.

"As the Speaker of the dissolved Parliament, I endorse this proposal. If reconvened, that Parliament's Speaker should be the guardian to ensure its constructive role," the former Speaker Jayasuriya tweeted.

However, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has convened a meeting for members of the now-dissolved Parliament next week amidst growing calls to reconvene the House.

During the meeting, the former MPs will be briefed on the current situation in the country