Giving an interview to ‘Sathhanda’ newspaper, he has said that that should be done if the SLFP goes for a coalition government.

The JVP agrees with him, saying the opposition leader position should be given to the party that wins the highest number of seats next to the ruling party, as per the constitution and political ethics.

Hambantota district MP-elect Nihal Galappatti has told BBC Sandeshaya that the TNA’s political intentions might differ from the JVP, but that they too, were citizens of this country.

It would be the biggest political distortion, in view of the MoU signed between the UNF and the SLFP, if the SLFP gets the position, he said.