Ranil is on the decline - age is finally catching uo on him. AlJazeeza interview was a total embarrassment to the country as a whole (some say Ranil purposely did it to win the gobba bai vote, as a last ditch attempt by trying to act like a patriot ). So probably having sensed the uselessness of ranil, all the makkos (mosty former mahinda baiyya makkos) are leaving, and yes, probably to gather around that rogue dilith
