PM position : Statement from Sarath Fonseka

May 12, 2022 at 10:36 AM

Field Marshal MP Sarath Fonseka has refuted media reports claiming that he was in talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the post of prime minister. 

The Daily Mirror reported that in a fresh attempt to break the current political impasse due to the lack of consensus among the parties for an interim unity government, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is reported to have contacted Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sarath Fonseka to offer premiership.

The report further said, however, that MP Fonseka has to prove that he has the numbers behind him to secure the majority of Parliament to govern the country in case he is appointed prime minister.

Issuing a statement, MP Sarath Fonseka refuted the reports, stating that he will never accept any post under the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa until the latter remains President. 

Calling on the public not to fall victim to fake news, MP Fonseka said he also backs without conditions the calls of the public at the Galle Face protest for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. (NewsWire)