Wimal Weerawansa has declared that Gotabaya is the best possible ‘Rajapaksa’ candidate to take over the leadership of their political camp following the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The MP has made these comments during an interview recently.
We lifted Mahinda up
According to the Weerawansa at the completion of February 18, 2015, Nugegoda rally “If not for these people I would have spent my time thinking and died of it” Mahinda Rajapaksa had said. However, while they helped to strengthen the JO Weerawansa had expressed his disappointment that other parties except for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna have not received a fair number of nominations in the upcoming election.
Attempts to distance Nationalist parties
While claiming such a move is extremely ungrateful Weerawansa has also said it appears to be an attempt to get rid of other parties within the JO. “There are serious doubts if certain individuals are attempting to distance other nationalist parties from each other” he was quoted as saying.
Medamulana power struggle
Meanwhile, political insiders claim the main reason for the rifts within the JO is due to the ongoing power struggle inside the Rajapaksa family finally coming to a head.
As the reports claim parties who had suggested the leadership be taken over by Gotabaya after Mahinda Rajapaksa have not received a significant number of nominations within the Podujana Peramuna.
Wimal agrees - Mahinda disagrees
According to sources, many parties within the JO have been suggesting for Gotabaya to succeed Mahinda Rajapaksa. However many within the Rajapaksa family feels that Namal should be groomed as the successor instead and there is ample of time till 2025 for this cause.
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