• Lanka Janatha Party claims NPP’s vote base/mandate is Sinhala-Buddhist   

Citing speculation regarding the lack of ethnic minority support for the newly elected National People’s Power (NPP) administration, led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the Lanka Janatha Pakshaya (LJP) expressed opposition to any possible federal solution, claiming that it lacks a mandate to address ethnic minority issues in this manner.

LJP General Secretary Madubhashana Ranahansa, speaking to the media, emphasised that the new President and the administration's mandate predominantly reflects the Sinhala-Buddhist majority of the country. He argued that the NPP should respect the mandate that they received, which, according to him, does not include implementing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution or offering federal arrangements for the country’s ethnic minorities. Ranahansa further commented on the political landscape in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, stating that "the majority of the people in these areas have voted not for economic and political stability, but for the concept of a 'separate state'." He alleged that their voting patterns reflect aspirations for division, rather than unity under a single nation.

Elaborating on the Party's stance, Ranahansa insisted that the NPP should prioritise its electoral promises to reform the economic and political systems of the country, instead of focusing on federalism. "The NPP should focus on delivering the change that they promised to the people, in terms of economic and political reforms, rather than entertaining demands for a federal State," he added.