July 31, Colombo (LNW): Ninety-two MPs, including Ministers and State Ministers, have reportedly pledged their support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the forthcoming presidential election.
The President’s Media Division announced this commitment during a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday evening (30).
Despite the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politburo’s decision to field their own candidate, a faction of SLPP MPs and Ministers have declared their support for Wickremesinghe.
On July 29, a group of Ministers who opposed the SLPP politburo’s proposal met with the President and decided to back him in the election.
This meeting, held at the political office of UNP MP Vajira Abeywardena, included Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse, Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, State Ministers Dilum Amunugama, Anupa Pasqual, Geeta Kumarasinghe, and MPs Mahindananda Aluthgamage, S.B. Dissanayake, Premnath C. Dolawatte, among others.
On social media platform ‘X’, State Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon reaffirmed his support for Wickremesinghe, citing the President’s role in stabilising the country.
Similarly, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe highlighted the progress made under Wickremesinghe’s leadership and urged continued support to avoid reverting to past crises.
