It is reported that the organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Basil Rajapaksa, has decided to end the issue of not having ministerial positions for senior members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He has emphasized in a discussion with a group of senior members of the Podu Jana Peramuna that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will have to support even if he is not given ministerial positions.
This group has pointed out that if the president does not act according to their opinion, there is no point in supporting him and they have also expressed their displeasure about not getting the ministerial position so far.
However, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has stated that not supporting the President just because he did not get a ministerial position will harm the opinion of the Podu Jana Peramuna Peramuna.
But Mr. Basil Rajapaksa has also said that if the President finds himself in a situation where he goes against the mandate, he should pay attention to it and take action at that moment.