Ranil wants to end Mahinda’s reign for good

27 Jun, 2015

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the United National Party (UNP) will use the August 17 Parliament elections to bury former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s reign for good.

He said that despite?Rajapaksa losing the January 8 Presidential election, there is a push to bring him back to power through the Parliament election.

Wickremesinghe however said he is confident the UNP will win the election and defeat any attempt by?Rajapaksa to form a new Government.

Speaking in Nawalapitiya today, Wickremesinghe said that the UNP will not be contesting the Parliament polls with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

The UNP leader noted that his party will look to continue with the good governance concept used at the last Presidential elections.

He said that the public however me be allowed to decide who they feel is best to govern the country. (Colombo Gazette)

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