SLPP won't campaign for an outside presidential candidate: Basil

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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will not campaign or back a presidential candidate who is not a member of the SLPP, Party's National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday.

He told this to a group of Gampaha District SLPP local government members who met him at the party head office yesterday.

The local government members said there were many different views about the upcoming presidential election and some parties, which aspire to ally with the SLPP, have already commented on their presidential candidate even without consulting the party leadership.

The SLPP members said they were not ready to campaign for a presidential candidate who is not a party member.

Responding to the local government members’ concerns, Mr. Rajapaksa assured that the candidate fielded by the SLPP under the lotus bud symbol would be elected as the next president.

“As a party which gives the foremost place to party members at grassroot level, the SLPP is not ready to steer a campaign for someone who is not accepted by the grassroot level. The party leadership will never force members to vote for such a candidate. Without any doubt, the next president will be an SLPP candidate,” he said. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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ShakeSpear Tuesday, 12 February 2019 02:26 PM

Oh! Does that mean Gamarala has to leave the SLFP and join the Bud. Gamarala is my man as I am a corn farmer and I hope he picks he picks the Bud. If so, it will be "Good riddance of bad rubbish".

SKM Tuesday, 12 February 2019 03:09 PM

When you have so many brothers and nephews why should you look for outsiders?

N.Wijeratne Tuesday, 12 February 2019 09:07 PM

Good move! 2020 Presidential Candidate: Gotabhaya-2025 Basil Rajapakse- 2030-Namal Rajapakse-So they don't need any outsiders just now-ITS ALL LINED UP FOR THE FAMILY!And our stupid VOTERS EAT THIS DIRACHCHIE LANU FROM DIRACHCHIE FAMILIES???

raj Wednesday, 13 February 2019 05:49 AM

does it means that Mithrie will be a presidential candidate from SLPP after obtaining the membership of the SLPP?

sen Wednesday, 13 February 2019 09:59 AM

You got the name 10%, even early 70s,due to your shameless fundraising activities,could you tell something acceptable about your Malwana palace,that also not second to bond scam

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