evidence: Did Dilith Jayaweera withdraw from the presidential race? A letter stating that businessman Dilith Jayaweera, leader of Mawbima Janata Party, has claimed to withdraw from contesting in the upcoming presidential election is circulating on social media. [...] Posts on Facebook with captions such as "Dilith Jayaweera out of presidential race" caught the attention of FactSeeker, and proceeded to fact-check the said claim.