The premier has told BBC Sandeshaya that according to president Maithripala Sirisena, Rajapaksa is not the candidate for PM.
He added that he would meet Rajapaksa for a debate only if the president declared him to be so.
Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has refused to meet former president Mahinda Rajapaksa for a debate, noting that he is not the prime ministerial candidate of the UPFA.
The premier has told BBC Sandeshaya that according to president Maithripala Sirisena, Rajapaksa is not the candidate for PM.
He added that he would meet Rajapaksa for a debate only if the president declared him to be so.
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