Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign from post of Prime Minister
Posted by Editor on December 14, 2018 - 7:12 pm
Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to resign from the post of Prime Minister tomorrow.
This was confirmed by MP Namal Rajapaksa through a tweet
Earlier today, Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at the Presidential Secretariat to hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena.
To ensure stability of the nation, Former President @PresRajapaksa has decided to resign from the Premiership tomorrow after an address to the nation. The SLPP with Frm President, SLFP & others will now work to form a broader political coalition with President Sirisena.
— Namal Rajapaksa (@RajapaksaNamal) December 14, 2018
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What a carry on. Sri Lanka is a comedy theatre. Have good laugh mate. Carry on President. make the whole world laugh. They may think we are bunch of lunatics.
Yes. Agree. Wonder who provided legal advice to Sira or whether he sought any advice before appointing Rajapaksha. I still hope at the next general election MR ir Gotha will be back in power.