The fourth rally of the series of pro-Mahinda Rajapaksa rallies is scheduled to be held at Kurunegala this afternoon.

The rally is themed 'Mahinda samanga nagitimu' (Let's rise with Mahinda). Organizers of the rally told media that around 50 MPs and Provincial Council Members are expected at the rally.

Gammanpila and a host of others are unable to attend as they have been summoned to the Colombo Magistrate Courts over the protest at Bribery Commission against the summoning of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The rallies in support of Mahinda Rajapaksa are organized by Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, National Freedom Front, Left Democratic Front and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya. They urge the UPFA to name Mahinda Rajapaksa as the candidate for Prime Minister.