A group of senior members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) described Maithripala Sirisena's adoption of the common candidate role as a foreign attempt to destabilise Sri Lanka.
The comments were made during a media briefing convened by the former party of Sirisena, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) , reports dailymirror.lk.
"What happened yesterday is a link in the chain of foreign conspiracies that seek to destabilize this country. There have been certain countries that have pumped money into this scheme through their embassies to establish a puppet regime in Sri Lanka. We warn them to put a stop to these activities,” said a government minister, Dullas Alahapperuma.
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