evidence: Mr. Premadasa lost the 2019 presidential election to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Much has happened since then. Today, he is facing off against his one-time party leader, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, with National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Namal Rajapaksa from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are also among the leading candidates. So what makes Mr Premadasa different from the others? Here are excerpts of the interview: