Former President Maithripala Sirisena, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has said that the decision of the SLFP MPs to obtain a ministerial post today (20) is against the party’s decision.
Speaking in Parliament, Maithripala Sirisena made this statement while commenting on the SLFP MPs who have been appointed as Cabinet Ministers this morning.
Maithripala Sirisena also said this in Parliament today (20).
“It seems that there are clashes between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the SLPP (Pohottu) MPs. To be clear, our party was decided only to support the government. Obtaining ministerial posts has been done against the party’s decision.
We did not make a decision about taking ministerial posts. It was decided that we would give the necessary support to the government and provide support in Parliament as well. However, we had decided that it was not necessary to take up ministerial posts. Therefore, I should remind you of that as well.”
