SLPP general secretary Sagara Kariyawasam finds Basil Rajapaksa to be a best choice of a leader for Sri Lanka.
During the war, Rajapaksa interacted with the international community and obtained its support militarily, Kariyawasam told the media today (11).
In the postwar period, he acted as the economic development minister to elevate the poor and to make Sri Lanka a fast developing nation, he said.
Rajapaksa identified the heartbeat of the poor and did much to uplift them economically, said the SLPP general secretary, adding that he fearlessly faced the recent allegations against him and proved them to be false.
Kariyawasam’s comments came amid speculation that Rajapaksa was planning to renounce his US citizenship and enter parliament within months.
Some in the SLPP have even proposed him to be the party’s candidate at the next presidential polls.
