23 November 2014 12:56 pm Views - 9352
“Almost every day, there were reports in the media that I will be the next Prime Minister. I am not a person who goes behind portfolios. The SLFP General Secretary became the Common Candidate. I also got several offers from time to time. But I will not leave the party,” Minister Siripala said addressing a media conference in Badulla.
Soon after the announcement of Maithripala Sirisena as the Common Candidate, I got hundreds of telephone calls from my Badulla people, inquiring whether I would leave the SLFP.( Prasad Rukmal-Ella)