He made his opposition known at the alliance’s party leaders’ meeting at the presidential secretariat last night.

However, he was the head of the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms.

At the end of the meeting, Gunawardena came under strong backlash by SLFP ministers.

Vijithamuni Soyza accused him of being a political opportunist, noting that Gunawardena fears that he would not gain a seat under a changed electoral system.