Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe if he decides to join their party for the upcoming presidential election. Rajapaksa, speaking to journalists, expressed confidence in the SLPP's election strategy, saying, "We have the program to win the election. The good news is that we will win. When the candidate is named, you will know how powerful he is."

Rajapaksa hinted that the party may once again present a common candidate, While the decision to support President Wickremesinghe isn't finalized, Rajapaksa confirmed, "Not yet, but if the president is ready to go with us, we will fully support him."