Former President Maithripala Sirisena states that he has not decided to support any of the candidates who are contesting the 2024 Presidential Election.
Issuing a statement, Sirisena also refuted certain media reports and the statements made by some politicians of both the ruling party and the opposition regarding him.
Meanwhile, the former President also highlighted that as the issues that has arisen within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is currently being resolved in the courts and that the court has not yet given a decision as to who is the president of the party.
Accordingly, he emphasized that only the SLFP’s Chairman has full authority under the party’s Constitution, there is no validity in the appointments and decisions made by any other member of the party.
SJB denies rumors of alliance with former President Sirisena
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) media spokesperson S. M. Marikkar has dismissed reports claiming that former President Maithripala Sirisena has joined the ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’.
Issuing a statement on behalf of the SJB, Marikkar clarified that there is no need for the ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’ to form an alliance with the former president or seek his support.
Marikkar also emphasizes that the pro-government propaganda groups, who are in a frantic in the face of certain defeat in the upcoming presidential election, are engaged in a program of creating false news and spreading it through mass media and social media.
Therefore, Marikkar urged the public to be vigilant of such misinformation, emphasizing that the Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’s presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa poses a significant challenge to all opposing parties.
(adaderana.lk)
