President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emailed his resignation letter to the Parliament Speaker but the official announcement is likely scheduled for tomorrow, the Daily Mirror learns.
Claiming that it was absurd waiting anymore for the President’s resignation, as he had fled the country disregarding his responsibility, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna said today Parliament had a right to elect a new President as per the Constitution.
While saying that the government has unleashed suppression on people instead of paying heed to the voice and demands of the people and resolve the present crisis peacefully and democratically, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today this situation would push the country into further disaster.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not departed for Singapore on the scheduled Singapore Airlines flight from Male to Singapore but instead will now await to travel on a private aircraft, the Daily Mirror exclusively learns.