Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe has shown the door to the politicians who refrain from supporting him at the presidential polls while remaining in the government, lankadeepa.lk reports quoting political sources.
He has moved to do so following demands by politicians, parties and organizations that support him.
They have told him that certain politicians in the government are leaking information to the opponents in a political double game.
It is in this context that Wickremesinghe has removed four state ministers with immediate effect.
Furthermore, several other state ministers and MPs have been issued with severe warnings.
In response, some have asked that they be allowed to resign.
