He said in the House that individuals could contrive to uproot him as the Opposition Leader, yet he requested that everybody quit cutting in the back.
He said he would regard any decision by the Speaker in such manner.
"In the event that I can't hold the post as an individual from the UPFA, then no other MP from the UPFA can likewise assert some authority for it," de Silva said.
De Silva's comments had been gotten with praise by government individuals while resistance MPs had reacted with mockery.
