Several more political parties have rejected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s invitation to form an all-party interim government to resolve the current national crisis in Sri Lanka.
“Tamil National Alliance will not be part of this all-party interim governmen” TNA MP MA Sumanthiran said.
Parliamentarian Mano Ganesan said his Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) have decided not to participate in any All-party, Interim, or National government mechanisms.
MP Rishad Bathiudeen’s All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) too has declined the President’s invitation to work together.
Earlier today, the Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) declined the offer, with its leader Sajith Premadasa stating that the party will never make an agreement or form an administration with the Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led Government.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) too refused to accept the President’s invitation, with its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake calling on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to heed the calls of the public and tender his resignation.
The President this morning, invited all political parties to join hands to form an all-party interim government to resolve the national crisis after the public stepped onto the streets to stage public protests calling on the President and his Government to resign.
The public has been engaged in protests across the country over the last few weeks, due to the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka. (NewsWire)