Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leaders to meet today

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) High Command is to meet today (27) to arrive at a final decision on whether the party should extend its support to the government to approve the proposed constitutional amendments.

The meeting is to be held at the "Darussalam", party headquarters in Colombo today.
SLMC Leader Rauf Hakeem met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kandy on the 25th and discussed the government's proposed constitutional amendments including the proposal to extend the terms of office held by the Executive President.
Hakeem has already met with Opposition Leader and the United National Party (UNP) leaders and explained details of his discussion with the President and the stance of his party members.
A majority of the SLMC MPs has said the party needed to support the government.