Former samagi Janabalawegaya MP Thalatha Athukorala was in attendance at President Wickremesinghe's rally in Welimada, has extended her support to seemingly pleadging her support to President Wickremesinghe .
Thalatha Athukorala is the sister of the late United National Party ) politician Gamini Athukorala.
She has been re-elected in subsequent general elections in 2010, 2015, and 2020 from the Ratnapura District.She resigned from her parliamentary seat on August 21st, citing concerns in a special statement.
