Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Leader MP Mahinda Rajapaksa says the party has fielded MP Namal Rajapaksa as its Presidential candidate, heeding the request of ‘Aragalaya’ activists who wanted a young person to lead the nation.
Speaking to reporters, MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said the youth of the nation needs a young leader to guide and assist them, and MP Namal Rajapaksa was such a young leader.
He further said he was confident MP Namal Rajapaksa will receive the support of the youth and will emerge victorious in the upcoming Presidential Election.
MP Mahinda Rajapaksa added that some SLPP members who left the party will return to support MP Namal Rajapaksa and that the SLPP invites them to join the party in its election campaign. (Newswire)