Thursday July 29, 2021 12:20 pm
Thursday July 29, 2021 12:20 pm
ECONOMYNEXT – The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) are two sides of the same coin, former foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera said.
Samaraweera, who in 2019 supported the presidential bid of then United National Party (UNP) deputy leader Sajith Premadasa, took to Facebook on Wednesday (28) to decline an invitation by SJB working committee member Rehaan Jayawickreme to rejoin the SJB, the party now led by Premadasa following an exodus of UNP stalwarts after the 2019 defeat.
“Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and Samagi Jana Balawegaya are two sides of the same coin. Our country is desperately gasping for a total u-turn in its policy direction. Thank you, Rehan but I have to regret your kind invitation; fondest regards to your leader (sp),” said Samaraweera in his Facebook post.