76% say ‘No’ to Ranil joining Rajapaksas for Presidential poll

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By Safrah Fazal

Nearly 76% of voters in Daily Mirror’s poll were of the opinion that President Ranil Wickremesinghe should not team up with the Rajapaksas in the upcoming Presidential elections.

The question asked of respondents was, “Amidst recent criticism by Basil Rajapaksa on the breakaway faction of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)- who have joined the government- should Ranil Wickremesinghe team up with the Rajapaksas and contest the next elections?

Of a total of 1,645 respondents, nearly 76% voted ‘No’, nearly 21% voted ‘Yes’, while nearly 3% voted ‘Do Not Know’.

The poll followed the reports that surfaced last month of the founder of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa having informed his party’s breakaway group at a meeting also attended by President Wickremesinghe that the Rajapaksas were not ready to cow down to any pressure.

He had reportedly delivered these remarks when Minister of Housing and Urban Development Prasanna Ranatunga – a breakaway member of the party backing President Wickremesinghe – had informed the same meeting that there is a request from other parties and groups for the accommodation of the SLPP for a broad alliance sans the members of the Rajapaksa family.

Meanwhile, on Saturday (27), President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially announced his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential election during a rally in Galle

Comments - 28

Dillan Tuesday, 30 July 2024 07:09 AM

Howmuch DP is going to give each person?

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Nimal 1 Tuesday, 30 July 2024 07:14 AM

Whether this pina, ranil, joins the jarapakshas or not, what does it matter? He has well and truly protected them, partly in gratitude for the presidency that was offered to him to boost his ego, after his party failed to secure a single seat in parliament by popular vote. Furthermore, he has very loyally continued the destruction of the country initiated by these jarapakshas and is now dictating terms to the judiciary. Our people are patiently awaiting the day when they will be able to respond to these dastardly activities.

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Suhada malli Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:17 PM

Its not Ranil but the citizens of the country who put the jara pakses into the parliament. Ranil most probably must have cast his own vote for himself. Ranil is below the voters (We have the supreme franchise power and the president must be our representative. So he has no right to remove parlimentarians whom we have put there using our vote. If we knew they were rogues and yet put them into parliament then we must face the consequences. We can find fault with Ranil for not having a plan for the next five years. He is talking of the marathon he ran in the past and thinks that is good enough to win the next marathon.

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Yohan Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:09 AM

Prasanna R, Aluthgamage, Lanza are famous corrupt individuals. They backs ranil still. So basically Ranil will not even get half a million votes. He is a very unpopular figure among general public. Also some forgets that Pohottuwa core voter base consists of pro rajapaksha voters. So individuals that break away from Pohottuwa hardly has any significant number of voters. Same with SJB. SJB core voter base consists of mainly pro President Premadasa and Premadasa junior. NPP core voter base is purely die hard jvp members but they will likely to get a significant number of floating voters. Due to funny speeches by senior jvp members has eroded some of the floating voters.

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Wagner Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:12 AM

Ayio Ranil what happened

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Jude Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:21 AM

Without SLPP support RANIL not gonna get Even 1 million votes !!

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Terrence K Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:30 AM

Rajapakses not offering their support to Ranil will expose the Rogues of the Pottu party giving the next President to initiate criminal charges for the crimes committed by the Rajapakses and clan since there won't be a Godfather to protect them. Some of the UNP voters have discarded Ranil since he was safeguarding the Rajapakses. Even some of the hopefuls of being President have done nothing when the country was in a crisis period and no one can deny what the public went through like the basics not available fuel, shortages of basic food items, long queues for everything under the sun. Like the 6.9mn of the voters who were duped by Gota realize that BIG TALK is not what the public want but a President who walks the talk otherwise the future will be a worse period than what we experienced. The next President should be a charismatic leader who commands the respect of all communities as well as recognized by the international community with no translator.

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sss Tuesday, 30 July 2024 05:50 PM

"no Translator" lol. That means leaders in countries like South Korea and Japan should resign. What a moronic and inferior attitude that cater to "knowing English is the solution to all problems". Using English as a symbol of social status is one of the reasons to current situation in Sri Lanka because incapable and uninventive people have been holding important positions just because they are good in English

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warren Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:33 AM

SLPP's decision not to support the President is most welcome (and thank you!). Now, Hon Ranil Wickremasinghe can't be accused of protecting the corrupt. There was no doubt of him being reelected, but the majority will now be even bigger. Who else has put forward an alternative approach for economic revival? Everyone is talking about the need to revive the economy but stop short of saying how to do it. It is only Ranil Wickremasinghe who has led from the front to liberate Sri Lanka from the economic mess. The silent majority knows this and appreciate it.

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Sugathaloana Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:42 AM

People want neither. But from their side, if they want to score more at polls, they have to unite but the situation is such that, reminds the Sinhala saying: "pani waraka gahatath hena gahala". Period.

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Kays Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:48 AM

Latest news indicates that 76% of rajapaksha's party have also rejected RW!

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Bushel Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:49 AM

All this is drama. They are working out the best plan on how to get the power either pohottu or Ranil. Either they come separately or together. Dear voters use your senses.

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Mark Anandappa Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:56 AM

Its RW wants to team up SLPP . NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

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Sanga Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:58 AM

You and your biased polls

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Prasanna Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:01 AM

No one care , they both are same

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Gamini Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:39 AM

Hope sanity prevails and the Rajapakshas are shown where they stand, otherwise anarch all over again

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joshua Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:40 AM

No person with a brain should join hands with the Rajapakshes who bankrupted and looted the country. But greediness overtakes everything RW also behind them. Hence, we know, his calibre now.

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Sugathaloana Tuesday, 30 July 2024 04:02 PM

What left with both parties: save together or damn together. They would suffer more at polls if they opted to go ahead under two symbols.

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S. Samarakoon Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:56 AM

Ranil and MR are one...... Games played. People must be aware !!

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Ram P Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:58 AM

My prediction - If Rajapaksa's do not support Ranil he will withdraw from the race. If they support Ranil will still lose the race

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Sue Kirthisinghe Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:24 AM

RW had no alternative but to ask the support of the pohottuwa to join him to run the country because the traitor Sajith wants to become President and he knows with RW in the picture he cannot win. Sajith is the one who broke the UNP and he has abasolutely no idea how to run a country. He;s nothing compared to his father who was a stalwart in politics. I hope Sajith loses which is the only way to bring down his foolish arrogance.

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Ruben disty Tuesday, 30 July 2024 11:15 AM

Ranil.Anura.sarath can make this country a paradise if combine to put the Road map for speedy recovery and for nations prosperity no point wasting time on unnesory issues country needs desperately a better future

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sam Tuesday, 30 July 2024 12:53 PM

Yes or No, he will be also ran.

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dinesh Tuesday, 30 July 2024 01:45 PM

you forgot the put in your survey.how much DONT CARE what they do...

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Sri Wickrema Tuesday, 30 July 2024 02:21 PM

Pohottu supporters are with Rajapakses. Those MPs who are going to back RW have no enough voter base.

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Ram P Tuesday, 30 July 2024 04:04 PM

Those who said No are well aware that SLPP has decided not to support Ranil. In the situation the best would be to say No. Even if Ranil get the support of SLPP still Ranil will lose hands down

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Buddhist Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:03 PM

The correct interpretation of this poll is that Ranil should not only join the Rajapaksa family but also not with the Ministers and State Ministers of the Rajapaksa government, who have been the main reason for the economy's downfall.

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WATTALA SUNIL Wednesday, 31 July 2024 03:15 AM

Ranil saved our country from the slpp/jarapaksas JAYAWEWA Mr ranil

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