SLPP will field a common candidate: MR

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Colombo, July 18 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will field a common candidate for presidency as it had always done in the past, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

“We will field a common candidate as we have done in the past. Everyone will see how powerful our candidate is going to be,” he told journalists.

Asked whether his party will support incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former President said they will do so if Mr. Wickremesinghe remains with his party. “We will support Ranil if he remains with us,” he said.

Meanwhile, UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said Wickremesinghe’s candidacy will be officially announced as soon as the election commission announces the date of the Presidential election. “We officially announce our leader’s candidacy as soon as the date for the Presidential election is announced,” he said.

Comments - 25

Amaree Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:02 AM

So how can MR. CLEAN and MR. ROBBER go hand in hand?

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APPUHAMY Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:02 AM

Ask Namal to contest since he is THE MAN. He will win with a huge majority.

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Roisin Thursday, 18 July 2024 10:31 AM

Yes, because people will never learn. Look at the Philippines: The Marcos dynasty robbed the country and still they are elected.

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G.D. Gunaratne [Snr. Lawyer who dealt with MR those days] Thursday, 18 July 2024 02:03 PM

Namal cannot contest as he did not get through GCE (O/L) exam even legally. Illegally he sat for the Law Exam, another Senior Lawyer was arranged to write the exam by his father Mahinda and paid 12 million to that Lawyer.

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Xavior Thursday, 18 July 2024 04:48 PM

This is 100% true. The Lawyer was paid 12 million is correct as the lawyer is a close friend of mine and told this secret. Yes now there is no more Potuwa, either the rubbish henchmen of Mahinda should join with RW and become UNP members.

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Ramesh Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:13 AM

Yes Ranil will be the common candidate from UNP and SLPP . Win-win situation for both.

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DOT Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:14 AM

Formally. But real, actual

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Roger Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:24 AM

He said the same thing when Dallas contested last time. "our candidate lost". Anura Kumara had a great comment on MR's this stand at a rally. lol

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D P P Prasad Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:38 AM

Whoever contests for the forthcoming elections either the presidential or general election nobody can secure a majority of votes what they expected or required. Sometimes NPP will have a chance to bounce back. Further it will also rely on the vote being cast by the younger persons

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Man Thursday, 18 July 2024 10:05 AM

Yes, younger persons don't know that the NPP/JVP ruled the country with Chandrika having ministerial posts and the like. AKD was the agricultural minister. They too responsible for making this country, bankrupt. During riots of them in 1971 and 1988 to 1989, caused a substantial destruction and took the country backwards.

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S. Samarakoon Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:46 AM

MR was named in Supreme Court Judgement as one who Bankrupted Country. Must be indicted and charged in High Court by AG.. No one cares what this Man says.

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Paradox? Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:48 AM

If the candidate is from SLPP, how could s/he be "a common candidate?"

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A Supporter of SLPP Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:57 AM

Is SLPP politically bankrupt so much that it cannot field its own candidate for the Presidential Election?

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joshua Thursday, 18 July 2024 10:32 AM

A candidate where all rogues can hold on to....such a disease.

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J.M. Ravi Munasinghe - Nugegoda Kiris Baba Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:00 PM

No chance Ranil Rajapakshe will lose and Potuwa fellows have to hide after the elections. This time, people are waiting to chase Rajapakshe family either to another country or to the forest along with Ranil.

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Gamini Thursday, 18 July 2024 10:50 AM

as always done by SLPP means another royal family member

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Mandayan Thursday, 18 July 2024 12:07 PM

And if elected, chased away by the those who elected him. Try with Basil this time and ask him to give up US citizenship.

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Sena Thursday, 18 July 2024 12:48 PM

Don't bother. No right-thinking person is going to vote for any of you fellows.

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Kamal Bolawansa (Weerawansa's right hand) Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:03 PM

No smoke without fire. When Potuwa Ranil joins again, a big disaster for both Rajapakshes and Ranil are awaiting. It is the reality.

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J.P. Uswatte - Snr. Journalist Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:41 PM

If Ranil contest alone under UNP - Elephant, he will have 75% of winning chance, but when he joins with Mahinda

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sach Thursday, 18 July 2024 02:50 PM

But it was Ranil who bankrupted the country. MR left a good economy in 2014.

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H.M.M. Samarakoon - (attorney-at-law) Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:45 PM

Mahinda you should have fielded a candidate from Potuwa. Then some change would have taken place. Now because of your wrong decision, you are going to lose and run and hide in the forest.

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Pantha Kumaran Thursday, 18 July 2024 03:22 PM

Mahinda, we certainly do not want another corrupt President from your side. You and your party ruin our country. Certainly we don't want to see you again in the top job. This time we love to see Anura in the top job.

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Volker Metzger Thursday, 18 July 2024 05:46 PM

This crucial election is primarily about the central political question for the country: will the old political crooks stay in power or will they be removed once and for all! When you see how MR, together with the SLPP, is once again getting involved in the power game, and how obviously close the contacts with Ranil, their protector, have remained unchanged over time, then only the rightly angry majority of the people can prevent this! If MR's conceptually advanced strategies to revive the reactionary, eternally backward forces succeed and radical political change in the country fails to materialize for years, all ground will be cut off for positive development and stagnation and paralysis will be the future of Sri Lanka!

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Bandara Thursday, 18 July 2024 07:54 PM

A common candidate, It means SLPP does have guts to field a SLPP candidate. What happened to all mighty SLPP. The common candidate may be their protector Rani (Rajapaksa).

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