Basil Rajapaksa says that Mahinda Rajapaksa might resign from the post of Prime Minister at the request of the Mahanayake Theras, but the SLPP will not propose any other name other than the name of Mahinda Rajapaksa, for the post even after a few time.
That was stated during a discussion held with the MPs who became independent from the government yesterday.
It is reported that Basil Rajapaksa has said that the SLPP was not prepared to propose another name outside the mandate as the consensus reached by the people at the last election was to nominate Mahinda Rajapaksa for the post of Prime Minister.
Despite the mandate of the people at that time, many are of the opinion that the government will have to take an open decision as a step towards achieving political stability in a backdrop where the people are facing opposition to the government led by the President.
