20 September 2019 06:33 am
Several MPs representing UNF allies have informed UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa that they will support him to form a broader alliance to contest the upcoming presidency if he is not given the green light from the party.
According to an MP who is backing Mr. Premadasa, these MPs gave this assurance to him during a meeting he had with them on Wednesday.
Sources said some of the MPs who are currently out of the country had also given the same assurance.
Meanwhile, a prominent minister had met Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and had told him that a person who has the support of UNP party members and its allies should contest the presidential election. (Yohan Perera)