Namal tipped to be named SLPP presidential candidate as Dhammika Perera pulls out

Namal tipped to be named SLPP presidential candidate as Dhammika Perera pulls out

August 6, 2024   09:56 pm

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ( SLPP ) MP Dhammika Perera has informed the party that he will not contest the 2024 Presidential Election as the SLPP candidate due to personal reasons, sources said. 

Hence, the party leadership has decided to name an alternate candidate.

Meanwhile, SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa is tipped to be named as the party’s presidential candidate, according to SLPP sources. 

However, SLPP is slated to officially announce its Presidential Candidate tomorrow morning (07).

Namal Rakapaksa will be the youngest candidate of this presidential poll if he contests.

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