Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: 14 leaders leave Rajapaksa govt
ABP News Bureau
Updated at:
05 Apr 2022 12:20 PM (IST)
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View In AppThe Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main coalition partner the SLPP, announced that all 14 lawmakers would leave the government and stand independent.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former Defence Secretary in his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's government, played a crucial role to end 26-year-long war against Tamil rebel Tigers. At the 2019 Presidential election, he was elected President with a sweeping 2/3 majority with over 6.9 million votes.