Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday (July 30), Kaduwela Mayor G.H. Buddhadasa stated that it was Wimal Weerawansa who ‘fired the first shot’ for Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He also stated that the UPFA will be at a disadvantage only because of the words spoken out by Wimal Weerawansa. Buddhadasa added that Dinesh Gunwardena and ‘the clan’ are fielding Mahinda Rajapaksa at the elections in order to cover up their own misdeeds.

The mayor of Kaduwela also noted that he has no aspirations to enter parliament and that it is better to be the mayor of the Kaduwela Municipal Council than to be parliamentarian.

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