COLOMBO, Apr 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will not resign under any circumstance, Chief Government Whip, Johnston Fernando, told parliament yesterday.
Addressing the parliament session yesterday, Fernando said, 6.9 million citizens of the country had voted for the president.
“As a member of a responsible government, I can assure you that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign from his post under any circumstances. We will face this challenge,” Fernando said.
The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), lost its majority in parliament, as 42 members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday announced they would sit independently.– NNN-XINHUA
