evidence: The other issue is that Sridharan has obtained a liquor license from Ranil’s government. Some members of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) who support the Tamil common candidate received licenses from Ranil’s government. Sumanthiran and other Tamil leaders are threatening to expose them, so they are hiding, also they hide fearing that Ranil might expose them if they support Sajith. After Ranil became president, the international community thought he would unite the United National Party (UNP) and bring the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) under his control. They even supported Ranil’s economic plans with assistance from the IMF for this purpose. However, Sajith skillfully managed to keep the SJB and the Samagi Jana Sandhanaya national parties under his leadership. After that, the international community started losing hope in Ranil. At the time, Ranil himself was spreading news in the media about his possible collaboration with Sajith, where Ranil would become the presidential candidate, and Sajith the prime minister, which was an effort to draw the attention of foreign nations as they distanced themselves from him. The international community eventually abandoned Ranil due to his undemocratic actions and his disregard for court rulings. However, they watched closely to see who would take the lead between Ranil and Sajith during the presidential election. This was because Ranil and his advisors had convinced the international community that Ranil had a ‘silent vote,’ which would come out as soon as the election was announced, potentially splitting the SJB into two or three factions.