Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is also scheduled to join the rally organized by the opposition parties led by the SLPP on the 21st.
He made this statement to the media when he arrived at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy to seek blessings on his birthday. Speaking at the event, the former President said that the people should be mobilized against the anti-people actions being carried out by the current government.