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Has President Ranil mentioned that it’s impossible for him to win the election?

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On the 15th of August 2024, the members of the illangei tamil arasu katchi party met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

by Anonymous |

August 20, 2024

M.A. Sumandiran and Rasamanickam Shanakyan, met with members of Ranil Wickremasinghe’s party, as reported on Sirasa TV’s main news broadcast.

FactSeeker came across a Facebook post suggesting that A Sumandiran has stated that President Ranil Wickremesinghe admitted his inability to win the election during his meeting with A. Sumandiran. 

Did the President actually make such a statement? 

 We looked into this meeting as presented in the news broadcast of Sirasa Channel. Ranil Wickremasinghe only mentioned that he requires the support of the Tamil community to demonstrate that he had the backing of all sections of the society, and the President was aware that winning this election would be a challenge. The news release from Sirasa TV can be found at

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=Le6z7H&v=1065894245159003&rdid=alwvuGH5TNFluulj.

Accordingly, A Sumandiran, MP has not explicitly stated that Ranil Wickremasinghe cannot win the election; rather, the MP has only mentioned that a strong effort will need to be made for it.

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