The Sri Lankan Freedom Party has accused Minister and party member Mahinda Amaraweera of lying when he claimed he accepted a ministerial position in the current government with the approval of the party's central committee.

In a release issued by the party on the comments made by Amaraweera, the SLFP said it was decided to only accept positions in the government if the conditions presented by the party are accepted and a true all-party government is formed. The release pointed out that the Chairman of the party had also issued the statement saying accepting ministerial positions in the current government was against the decision of the party central committee.

The release said the party was shocked that Amaraweera along with Nimal Siripala Silva accepted the Ministerial position against the decision made by the SLFP. “The decision to accept the position was personal and not done in agreement with the central committee approval” it noted.