Former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General (Retd) Mahesh Senanayake, has joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and has been appointed as the leader of the ‘Samagi Ranawiru Balawegaya,’ affiliated with the SJB.
Senanayake, who served as the 22nd Commander of the Army for over two years and previously held the position of Chief of Staff, was promoted to the rank of General by then-President Maithripala Sirisena upon his retirement on 20 August 2019.
He later contested the 2019 Presidential Election under the National People’s Party (NPP), finishing fourth among the candidates.