UNP candidate - It’s PM’s right to reveal his intentions: Mayantha

UNP MP Mayantha Dissanayake said that at the party’s parliamentary group meeting he had only said it was Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's prerogative as party leader to reveal his intentions on the presidential candidate.

He said he asked for the floor at the meeting because there were various media reports mentioning different names as presidential candidates and not that he supports any particular candidate.

However, a couple of UNP MPs who were present at the meeting confirmed to the Daily Mirror that Mr. Dissanayake spoke in support of Mr. Wickremesinghe’s candidacy.