I'm still chairman: not take off - did not quit. Mahinda Rajapaksha

 I am still the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
 not take off 
 did not quit, 
 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says.

If, I have not taken off, or withdrawn, the chairman of the party, Mahinda Rajapaksa said that anyone else cannot stand up for the position of the party president.

Everybody is trying to defend their positions nowadays.

He said that legal action will be taken against the ministers of the government issuing statements in the manner that they incite the racketeers.
Sinhala translation
Extract of the Mawbima newspaper 22/08/2017
Present President Maithripala Sirisena, who won the presidential election as the common candidate, may have been the party's well-wishers for the presidency of the SLFP.

The statement made by former President Mahinda Rajapaksha appears as a reality.

If Maithripala Sirisena became the President of the SLFP, then Mahinda Rajapaksa's statement is incorrect

Does this seem to be preparing for any kind of action against the former president and the current president?

On the other hand, President Maithripala Sirisena makes an improper position that is not blessed by him, but his reputation is harmless, not good.
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