Even if the party has not reached a final decision, if President Ranil Wickremesinghe stands as a candidate in the next presidential election, we have no objection to it, said the Acting Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Member of Parliament Mr. Duminda Dissanayake.
Acting Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Member of Parliament Mr. Duminda Dissanayake stated this today (06) at the SLFP headquarters on Daly Road in response to a journalist’s inquiry as to whether he would support Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe in the next presidential election.
He said that because the largest alliance is being formed around the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the party members are being informed at the village level.
The former chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has publicly announced that he will resign from his position and it has been said that the court has continuously imposed injunctions against its acting chairman and acting secretary.
He said that the central committee of the party has been convened and a new board of officers has been appointed and accordingly, Minister Nimal Siripada Silva will act as the acting chairman.
SLFP Treasurer, and Minister of State Mr. Lasantha Alagiyawanna also commented here.
