MR will be PM candidate or not; MS to decide today?

 

Incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena had reportedly told a United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) party leaders meeting last evening that he was not in favour of making Ex- president Mahinda Rajapaksa the Premier (PM) candidate or the group leader of the UPFA at the forthcoming general elections.

However he had informed the UPFA party leaders that he would inform them whether Ex- president Rajapaksa would be given nomination from the UPFA by 10.00 am today.

At the meeting, party leaders such as Dinesh Gunawardane, Vasudeva Nanayakkara,and Prof. Tissa Vitharana had insisted that Mr. Rajapaksa be nominated by President Sirisena.

Nevertheless, there were others who were opposed to it. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) seniors had expressed views for and against it. But the president remained non-committal, political sources states.