Rehan Jayawickreme resigns from SJB

Rehan Jayawickreme has resigned from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), stating that his personal views no longer align with the party’s direction. Jayawickreme, the SJB’s Weligama organiser and former Mayor of Weligama, announced his decision in a letter dated 6 December 2025, addressed to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. In the letter, he said his decision followed “considerable self-reflection,” adding that the country’s current challenges require “fresh ideas, actions without constraint, and forthright engagement.” “It is time for me to introspect, be challenged, and chart an independent path,” he wrote, noting that he will continue in politics despite stepping away from…

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