Dr. Ittapana Dhammalankara Anunayake, the Leader of Siam Maha Nikaye Kotte Sri Kalayani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, expressed that if the current President Ranil Wickremesinghe secures his mandate in the upcoming presidential election, he can effectively implement the desired reforms.
He made these remarks during a visit by Deputy Leader of the United National Party and Presidential Adviser Ruwan Wijewardena Anunayake.
“It is challenging to enact reforms with the votes of others. The most politically mature candidate in the next presidential election is Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe. There will be other candidates like Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the next presidential election. There is nothing wrong with them contesting the presidential election. However, in the upcoming presidential election, the most mature candidate will be the current president,” Ittapana Dhammalankara thero stated.