SLPP ready for Presidential election, no candidate yet: Basil

10 May 2024 03:33 pm Views - 2729

Colombo, May 10 (Daily Mirror)- The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is ready for the Presidential eletion but they are yet to find a candidate for the presidency, SLPP founder Basil Rajapaksa said today.

He told reporters after opening its election office that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will declare his stance on the elction by June 18 and said it will be even earlier after the conclusion of the Indian election.

When asked whether the SLPP would support President Wickremesinghe, he said the party would decide whether to support him or not.