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UNP Leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wasn’t spared of political volleys from CNN’s foremost international business correspondent Richard Quest yesterday at the Cinnamon’s Future of Tourism Summit’s enthralling Q&A session.
Quest kicked off with what is probably the Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) from Wickremesinghe and politically savvy Lankans – Who will be UNP’s presidential candidate? The PM responded simply with an emphatic “no”, triggering laughter among Summit participants as he said: “Let’s move on.”
The preserving Quest ended the Q&A repeating the same question, “Are you sure you won’t tell me who is your presidential candidate is?” for which an equally witty Wickremesinghe said: “I am a bit frightened because every politician wants the top job and all have gotten frightened and all 225 must be thrown out.”
A participant said certain sections of the Q&A resembled the two characters of the famous old BBC comedy the ‘Two Ronnies’.