''The problem here is that there is no opposition and the people are despondent. We attempted to unite everyone and form an alliance. This is difficult. They do not trust each other. They undermine each other. The people want a strong opposition but the leaders in the opposition do not want this.''
''We are commencing a new political journey, the people may not join with us all at once. It may take one, two, may be even four or five years. But it does not matter, what we want in the end is to have a strong platform and form a new government,'' said Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka