According to the latest numbers, forty MP’s become independent in the Parliament. It was a surprise that newly approved Finance Minister Ali Sabri also resigned from his ministerial portfolio.
14 SLFP MPs who will function as independent MPs are following. Maithripala Sirisena, Nimal Siripala, Mahinda Amaraweera, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Duminda Dissanayake, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Jagath Pushpakumara, Shan Wijelal Silva, Shantha Bandara, Dushmantha Mithrapala, Suren Raghavan, Angajan Ramanathan, Chamara Sampath.
Sixteen more MP’s to remain as independent members -Wimal Weerawansa,Udaya Gammanpila, Vasudeva Nanayakkara,Tissa Vitharana, Tiran Alles,Ven. Athuraliye Rathana,Gevindu Kumarathunga,Weerasumana Weerasinghe,Asanka Nawarathne,Mohommed Mussammil, Nimal Piyathissa,Gamini Waleboda, ALM Athaulla,Gayashan Nawananda,Jayantha Samaraweera,Uddhika Premaratne.
Ten SLPP members too become independent- Nimal Lansa,Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, WDJ Seneviratne, Susil Premajayanth, Chandima Weerakkodi, Nalin Fernando, Sudharshani Fernandopulle, Piyankara Jayarathne, Jayarathne Herath, SMM Musharaf
