Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing party activists at Temple Trees yesterday (22) made a special statement to explain the process that led to the President Maithripala Sirisena's call for a special cabinet meeting on 19th September to discuss a proposal to abolish Executive Presidency. Cabinet ministers representing the minor parties in the government as well as ministers of ruling United National Party strongly opposed the proposal to abolish Executive Presidency when a Presidential election has already been called. The President alleged that the cabinet meeting was held on the request of the Prime Minister while the Premier said it was the President who called the meeting.