Certain members of the Joint Opposition are said to be worried that Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will support Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe in the upcoming no-confidence motion if a secret vote is called in parliament on April 4.
According to sources, the members are of this opinion due to comments being made by Basil’s supporters against the no-confidence motion.
While Dinesh Gunawardena was set to seek for a secret vote in order to get the maximum support from the UNP and SLFP MPs however he is said to have changed his mind due to this reason.
Ranil supporters within the JO?
Several members of the JO are said to be on a mission to save the PM from the no-confidence motion. These members were noticed when they tried to disrupt the handing over of the no-confidence motion to the speaker according to the Lanka C News website managed by MP Wimal Weerawansa.
These members are attempting to disrupt the no-confidence motion due to the unfavourable circumstances being faced by the PM.
"As the leader of the UNP, each time the Prime Minister faced a difficult situation, the former President always supported him”
- Ranjan Ramanayake
Why did Mahinda not sign the no-confidence motion?
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake has said the Former President did not sign the no-confidence motion “as a result of their friendship”.
"There is a long-lasting friendship between the Prime Minister and the former President and they have helped each other in times of difficulties. The not signing of the no-confidence motion is yet another demonstration of this, the deputy minister said.
"Everybody who understands the politics of Sri Lanka knows that Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe are two good friends.
"As the leader of the UNP, when the Prime Minister was in a difficult situation, President Rajapaksa has therefore taken steps to save him," he added.
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