Nearly 70 MPs took part in the "Arise with Mahinda" rally to urge the UPFA to name former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as its candidate for Prime Minister in the next general election.
Several MPs had sent greetings and three of those who sent greetings are currently in prison.
Meanwhile, former president Rajapaksa appeared among the crowds at the rally in person, and waved at the people. This is the first occasion where Rajapaksa was publicly seen at an "arise with Mahinda" rally.
However, Rajapaksa did not climb on to the stage and left after a brief appearance.
If the MPs who sent greetings are also considered, the rally was supported by 75 MPs.
Several MPs of the Rajapaksa camp had said over the last few days that 75 MPs will attend the rally. This signifies exactly one third of the total number of MPs in Sri Lanka's parliament.
The full list is given below, by District which the MPs represent.
Ampara
•Sarath Weerasekara
•Shriyani Wijewikrama
•P. Piyasena
Anuradhapura
•S.M Chandrasena
•Shehan Semasingha
•Thissa Karalliyadda - greetings
•W.B Ekanayake - greetings
•H.A Muthukumarana
•Weerakumara Dissanayake
Badulla
•Uditha Lokubandara
•Chamika Buddhadasa
•Thenuka Widanagamage
Colombo
•Dinesh Gunawardena
•Bandula Gunawardena
•Wimal Weerawansa
•Gamini Lokuge
•Jayantha Ketagoda
Matale
•Rohana Dissanayake
•Lakshman Wasantha Perera
Matara
•Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
•Chandrasiri Gajadheera
Monaragala
•Sumedha G. Jayasena
•Wijitha Berugoda
Rathnapura
•Wasudewa Nanayakkara
•Pavithra Wanniarachchi
•Ranjith de Zoysa
•Janaka Wakkumbura
•Sanee Rohana
Polonnaruwa
•Roshan Ranasinghe
•Jayasingha Bandara
Puttalam
•Piyankara Jayarathna
•Arundika Fernando
Galle
•Mohan Silva
•Chandima Weerakkodi
•Nidhantha Muthuhettigama
•Manusha Nanayakkara
•Gunarathnam Weerakoon
•Romesh Pathirana
Gampaha
•Sarana Gunawardena
•Sarath Kumara Gunarathne
•Dulip Wijesekara
Hambanthota
•V.K Indika
Kaluthara
•Kumara Welgama
•Rohitha Abeygunawardena
•Nirmala Kotalawala
Kandy
•Mahindananda Aluthgamage
•Dilum Amunugama
•Lohan Ratwatte - greetings
•Abdul Cader
Nuwara eliya
•C.B. Rathnayake
Kegalle
•Y.G Padmasiri
•H.R Mithrapala
•Kanaka Herath
•Jagath Balasuriya
Kurunegala
•T.B ekanayake
•Salinda Dissanayake
•Johnston Fernando
•Jayarathna Herath
•Nimal Wijesinghe
•Indika Bandaranayake – greetings (abroad)
•R.D Wimaladasa
Trincomalee
•Susantha Punchinilame - greetings
Batticaloa
•A.H.M Hisbulla
•Winayagamoorthi Muralitharan
National List
•G.L. Peiris
•Janaka Priyantha Bandara
•Kamala Ranathunga
•Malini Fonseka
•Geethanjana Gunawardena
•Dullas Alahapperuma
•Tiran Alles - greetings
•Tissa Vitharana – greetings
•Ellawala Medhananda Thera
Basil Rajapaksa – prison, greetings
Premalal Jayasekara – prison, greetings
Sajin de Vass Ginawardena – prison, greetings
