Wasantha Samarasinghe, former Member of Parliament of the Janata Vimukti Peramuna, states that former Minister Basil Rajapaksa is currently working to withdraw his American citizenship.
He said that a group which dont like peasident Ranil Wickramasinghe’s is preparing to present Basil Rajapaksa in the next presidential election, and the former minister is working to remove his American citizenship, which is an obstacle.
He announced that President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who would face this crisis, has made efforts to win MPs from Pohottuwa and in addition, several MPs from Samagi Jana Balawega will join him.