Mahinda says no to post of opposition leader, recommends Kumar Welgama as the ideal candidate

Mahinda says no to post of opposition leader, recommends Kumar Welgama as the ideal candidate 

The post of opposition leader was requested to be taken up by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa  and the present Member of Parliament. However after he had flatly refused the proposal was

made by many other Members had recommended the Member of parliament for Kalutara district Kumara Welgama who fetched the highest number of preferential votes to accept this post of the leader of the opposition.

The former President and Member of parliament had said that there is matter if any UPFA Members join with the government under Ranil Wickremasinghe saying that he is a nice person and harmless and one who does not at take revenge.