Minister Ajith P. Perera in an interview with The Hindu newspaper has made a case for United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader, Minster Sajith Premadasa’s candidacy at the presidential election saying the UNP cannot win an election only with the support of the Colombo elite.
Perera has said that this is the reason why the UNP should field Premadasa as its presidential candidate.
“Though he is western-educated, Sajith Premadasa is very grounded and has a connect with ordinary citizens in a way that no other UNP leader has,” Perera has observed.
“We can’t win an election with just the Colombo elite supporting us,” Perera has said.
“The majority of our MPs are with him, and a majority of our working committee members want him to contest. Backbenchers have also decided to support him,” he has further noted.
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