Several former Betel leaf Ministerial ones hailing from the lower reaches of Nilwala with defeat staring them in the face are said to be embroiled in a do or die battle for the preference vote.

 
Three of these combatants according to a game plan worked out to undercut their rivals’ preference vote had pressed the former strongman not to address the propaganda rallies organized by the latter.

However, the former strongman had slammed these former Betel leaf Ministerial ones who were carrying tales to him against their rivals, they say.