Urban Development and Housing Minister and Gampaha District SLPP strongman Prasanna Ranatunga yesterday (27) said he wouldn’t switch allegiance to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Minister Ranatunga gave this assurance at a meeting chaired by SLPP Chairman Mahinda Rajapaksa at Arachchikattuwa, where organised gangs set fire to State Minister Sanath Nishantha’s residence on 09 May.Yesterday’s public rally was the third in a series held under the patronage of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to revive the party in the wake of a spate of defections.Minister Ranatunga was among those who didn’t participate at the vote on the 21st Amendment endorsed by parliament on Oct 21 (SF)