Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, which backed him to succeed then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is split.
Gotabaya’s brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is the leader of the SLPP, and is also a Former President and Prime Minister.
Speaking to India’s FirstPost, Wickremesinghe dismissed claims that term him a surrogate of the Rajapaksa’s after a video emerged of him celebrating the 78th birthday of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo.
“I have always wished Mahinda Rajapaksa on his birthday, and he has wished me on my birthday. I am not a surrogate for the Rajapaksa’s. Their party is split. One half is working with the SJB, and the other half is with me,” said Wickremesinghe.
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