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Nimal Siripala Reveals He Was First Offered 2015 Common Opposition Candidacy Before Maithripala Sirisena
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from lankanewspapers.com · Sri Lanka · South Asia
Nimal Siripala has revealed that he was initially offered the 2015 Common Opposition Candidacy before it was presented to Maithripala Sirisena, shedding light on past political negotiations.
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