The President Maithripala Sirisena has sent an urgent letter to Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The letter sent by President Sirisena in his capacity as the president of Sri Lanka Freedom Party is contained 5 pages.
In his letter to former President Rajapaksa, President Sirisena stated that another senior leader of the party, other than the former president should be appointed to the premiership if the UPFA is able to secure the minimum number of 113 seats in the forthcoming general election to form a government.
It is significant to propose the names of Nimal Siripala de Silva, John Seneviratne, Chamal Rajapaksa, Athauda Seneviratne, Susil Premajayantha, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and A.H.M .Fowzie in the letter sent to the former president.