Rajitha is uttering untruth

Cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne has uttered a total falsehood when he said that president Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to give nominations to his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa from the UPFA or the SLFP, said SLFP national organizer Susil Premajayantha and senior vice president of the party John Seneviratne.

At the cabinet media briefing yesterday (18), Senaratne said the president had informed about his decision on the previous night to a six-member committee appointed to unite him with Rajapaksa.

Rajapaksa loyalists have described the appointment of this committee as the first step towards making Rajapaksa the prime minister.

However, Senaratne said the president’s decision not to give Rajapaksa nominations would not change.

SLFP national organizer Premajayantha said there was no truth to that claim.

Vice president of the party Seneviratne has told BBC Sandeshaya that the committee has not yet had a meeting with the president.