MAY DAY PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY AROUND 25 RALLIES ISLAND-WIDE

round 25 May Day rallies are to be . A group of joint opposition members too, are expected to attend. held in Colombo and outstations Meanwhile, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna will hold their rally at the BRC Grounds today, in commemoration of the in Colombo. The JVP procession will begin from Jayasinghe Grounds in Dehiwela. International Workers’ Day. The main May Day event of the (TNA) will be held in Adi- The Freedom Party yadivembu, Ampara, under the leadership of Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan. (SLFP) will hold its May Day rally A May Day meeting organised by the (JHU) will be held in Aunder the patronage of President Pettah, under the leadership of Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. in Getambe, The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) May Day procession and meeting will take Kandy. place at Talawakelle, with Ministers , P. Digambaram and State Minister The SLFP has planned to hold two processions, one V. Radakrishnan at the helm. from the Gannoruwa filling station, and the other, from Meanwhile, the Trade Union Collective will hold a May Day meeting at Stanley Kandy High School. Jansz grounds at Kollupitiya. The Sri Lanka Communist Party will hold its May Day The (UNP) will hold its May Day rally meeting at Viharamaha Devi Park, Colombo, under the leadership of former Minister under the leadership of Prime Minister at Campbell Park in D.E.W. Gunasekera. Colombo. Several other left parties will hold a May Day meeting in Nugegoda. Two processions, starting from P.D.Sirisena grounds at Maligawatte and Elphisnton Meanwhile, the Ceylon Workers Congress’ (CWC) May Day procession and meeting hall in Maradana, will converge at Campbell park by 4.00 pm for the meeting. will be held at the upcountry town of Ginigathhena. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is to hold its rally at the Galle Face Green in The Nawa Sama Samaja May Day meeting will be held in Pettah.

SLFP May Day preparations in Gatambe. Pictures by Asela Kuruluwansha

Campbell Park Town Hall

Galle Face Green BRC Grounds

Army personnel inspecting equipment. Pictures by Saman Sri Wedage