Reports that President Maithripala Sirisena and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa will meet tomorrow, have been denied by the latter’s spokesperson.
Rohan Welivita said Mr Rajapaksa was not aware of the meeting, adding that the reports could be a deliberate attempt to give the impression that the former president backed out of the meeting.
SLFP spokesperson Dilan Perera however said that there were no factions in the party the meeting will take place as announced, Asian Mirror reported.
The only condition to the meeting is to "send Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe home, Mr Perera further said.
Earlier today, Mahinda-ally, former minister and UPFA Colombo District MP Gamini Lokuge, told The Island that politicians supporting Mr Rajapaksa had informed the president that they were opposed to forming a national government with another party unless they joined the SLFP alliance after the next general election.
"If President Sirisena is ready to accept our conditions, we are ready to launch our campaign on the very same day under former President Rajapaksa, who has already expressed his willingness to lead such a campaign," the MP said.