Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated that former president Mahinda Rajapaksa would not be appointed as prime minister if the Sri Lanka Freedom Party wins the upcoming elections and called on him to refrain from splitting the party.
In a 5 page letter sent to Mr Rajapaksa, Sirisena criticised the former president’s conduct and asked him not to allow rifts in the party, calling on Rajapaksa to give the party the opportunity to win a majority in elections.
Sirisena named a few party seniors that would be appointed as prime minister including Nimal Siripala de Silva, Chamal Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha, reports Colombo Page.
Sirsena's calls on Rajapaksa to not damage the SLFP lead coalition UPFA's chances fo winning the elections come after he claimed that he would remain neutral in the parliamentary election process.
Sirisena's version of electoral impartiality (10 August 2015)
In a 5 page letter sent to Mr Rajapaksa, Sirisena criticised the former president’s conduct and asked him not to allow rifts in the party, calling on Rajapaksa to give the party the opportunity to win a majority in elections.
Sirisena named a few party seniors that would be appointed as prime minister including Nimal Siripala de Silva, Chamal Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha, reports Colombo Page.
Sirsena's calls on Rajapaksa to not damage the SLFP lead coalition UPFA's chances fo winning the elections come after he claimed that he would remain neutral in the parliamentary election process.
Sirisena's version of electoral impartiality (10 August 2015)