SLFP General Secretary rejects support for President Ranil

In a swift response to the Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) expressing support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming presidential election, MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, who asserts his position as the legitimate General Secretary of the SLFP, has categorically rejected the statement.

Taking to social media platform X, MP Jayasekara stated, “Minister Nimal Siripala, who has forcibly held the SLFP, has announced the Party’s ‘support’ for President Wickremesinghe. 

As the General Secretary of the party recognized by court, I categorically reject this statement, as any decision needs to be taken at the Central Committee.”

“These individuals have no legal right to represent the stance of the SLFP, and so, as the legitimate Secretary of the party, I condemn these efforts to align the party with the Government,” he added.

The President’s Media Division announced yesterday that the Central Committee of the SLFP had met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed their support for his victory in the forthcoming presidential election.