Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday emailed his resignation letter as the President of Sri Lanka to the Parliament Speaker.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives earlier this week and on Thursday took a Saudi Airlines plane to Singapore. His escape to Maldives was negotiated by former President and Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, sources said.
Sources claim that Rajapaksa’s resignation will be announced after the constitutionally mandated process is completed. Faced with a popular revolt, Rajapaksa had vowed to step down by Wednesday (July 13) itself, but had not done so.
Sri Lankans blame President Rajapaksa’s administration for their worst economic crisis in decades as the country struggles to recover.
