JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath said Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was the weakest out of all potential candidates his party envisaged.

Addressing a press conference yestrerday, Herath said it was not a difficult task to defeat Rajapaksa at a Presidential election.

Meanwhile, he said the JVP's Presidential candidate would be announced on August 18 at a massive rally in Colombo.

"The rally will take place at Galle Face Green. Our candidate is not a stranger to politics. He has sound political experience," Herath added.