These politicians are worried by the SLFP chairman’s decision to unite with Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalists to contest the polls.

According to SLFP sources, supporters of Rajapaksa have taken over the task of preparing the nomination lists of the party.

This has left the SLFP ministers and local government politicians such as Hirunika Premachandra in a quandary.

Meanwhile, the president summoned one of his advisors last Thursday and told him to instruct Anura Priyadarshana Yapa to be fair by Rajitha Senaratne, Champika Ranawaka and other supporters of his when preparing the nomination lists.