Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and former minister Basil Rajapakse have told the Supreme Court that they will not leave the country till the petition against them on Fundamental Rights is disposed of. The opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party has said, it will bring a no-confidence
NEW DELHI, July 13: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for the Maldives on Wednesday morning accompanied by his wife and two security officers as protests raged against him in the crisis hit island nation. The Daily Mirror of Sri Lanka reported quoting official sources that Ra
Key members of Sri Lanka's ruling party are keen to back Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as their presidential nominee though no decision has been taken yet, a top ruling party source told Reuters on Wednesday. The source said on condition of anonymity that the members met on Tuesday evening and their "overwhelming consensus" was for Wickremesinghe to replace
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.