Ranawaka calls for Ranil to step down as UNP leader
Patali Champika Ranawaka has called for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as leader of the United National Party (UNP) if the party hopes to form an alliance with the Sajith Premadasa-led Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
Ranawaka said that Ruwan Wijewardene should assume the leadership of the UNP in such a scenario.
In response to a question from the Sunday Observer regarding the alliance between the UNP and the SJB ahead of the upcoming General Election, Ranawaka said that the UNP, now a smaller political force compared to the SJB, should leave the decision to the larger party.
“It is indeed up to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya to decide whether they should accept the offer from the UNP to work together,” he said.