United Democratic Voice (UDV) candidate Tillakaratne Dilshan has challenged Presidential candidate Dilith Jayaweera to prove his claims that the former cricketer was a dual-citizenship holder.
Slamming Dilith Jayaweera for questioning his citizenship, Tillakaratne Dilshan said he was ready to quit his election bid if Jayaweera was able to prove his claims.
He said, however, if Jayaweera failed to do so he should also promise to quit politics.
Addressing the media, Tillakaratne Dilshan further questioned if Jayaweera had been unaware of his citizenship when previously extending an invitation to join his political party.
“Jayaweera invited me to join his party and contest from the Kalutara District. The invitation was extended through former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe. It is regrettable that we are still following the old political culture of mudslinging,” he added.
Stating that a new political culture must be created to develop the country, the former cricketer questioned why some were afraid of newcomers and were carrying out mudslinging campaigns. (Newswire)
