Reliable sources say that Basil Rajapaksa’s deicison to resign from parliament is a Presidential election gimmick.
Many SLFP seniors are displeased with the President’s move to appoint his relatives and friends to important positions. Several other tactics like this are to be adopted to ensure the support of all SLFPers for the President during the next Presidential election.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa making a special statement during a TV interview said he would not enter politics under any circumstance. The President has also held discussions with several close confidantes of Mangala Samaraweera, who played a key role in the President’s election campaign in 2005. The President
had said he could consider any condition put forward by Mangala Samaraweera.
However, Mangala Samaraweera’s response was not received even at the time of going to press.
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