Former minister Mervyn Silva said that former president Mahinda Rajapakse had taken over the powers and given nominations to a selected set of candidates who are loyal to him.
He expressed his views to us when we contacted him regarding a letter sent to the president informing his resignation from the post of organizer of the Kelaniya seat.
In his letter he had mentioned that the SLFP has got caught to the conspiracy of Rajapkase's and he has no greed for power like the Rajapakse's and also expressed his displeasure on SLFP consulting a person like Basil Rajapakse who has got accused on serious charges
Former Minister Mervyn Silva said that he will continue to serve the SLFP when the party is free from all these conspirators.