"Sajith Premadasa will be the presidential candidate in 10 months"

COLOMBO (News 1st): Dilip Wedaarachchi assumed duties as the State Minister of Fisheries at the Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development in Maligawatte, Colombo today (December 26). The State Minister spoke to the media during the ceremony and stated that Mahinda Rajapaksa will not be President again, though everyone is waiting for him to become President. "So that is why I'm saying that Sajith Premadasa will be the presidential candidate in 10 months," he added. State Min. Wedaarachchi then invited those "who actually want to work" to implement this program. Following this event, P. Harrison also assumed duties as the new Cabinet Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development.