Pivithuru Hela Urumaya General Secretary and Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila today requested the public to hoist black flags in houses, shops and vehicles in January first week as a mark of protest against the activities of the government. The observation was made at a press conference held in Colombo today (28). He said that the era of both ‘toiyan’ and ‘baiyan’ will also come to an end as of January 8 next year. Gammanpila went into say that the ‘toiyan’ who encouraged and supported the new government from its origin have now disappointed about their prior decision.