UNP Media Spokesman Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told media that it is not alarmed at the prospect of facing former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in the upcoming general election.

Rajapaksa was once defeated in January, Kariyawasam pointed out.

He added that the people will inflict another defeat on Rajapaksa and his supporters in the coming election. Therefore, there was no reason to be worried, he added.