President sends message to Ranil We are both destroyed if General becomes President

The President has informed Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe through a middle man to act with caution keeping in mind the democratic process in the country when promoting General Sarath Fonskea as he would take steps to arrest him and Wickremesinghe within 24 hours after assuming office as President. The middle man who had carried the message is close friend of both the President and the Opposition Leader.

The message had been delivered to the Opposition Leader moments before he left the country yesterday (8).

The President had informed this middle man to tell Ranil not to pave the way for the creation of a military government to resolve issues that may exist between them and had also asked to


inform the Opposition Leader of his intension to meet with him when he returned to the island from his Indian tour.