Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Member of Parliament for the SLPP says that President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will inevitably appoint Basil Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister if the opportunity arises.
He said that if Basil Rajapaksa made such a request, the President would not be able to ignore it.
However, Wijedasa Rajapaksa stated that Basil Rajapaksa could not fulfill his responsibilities as the Minister of Finance or the post of Prime Minister.
Wijedasa Rajapaksa said this in an interview with a YouTube channel.