Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa E-Mails Resignation: Official

Gotabaya Rajapaksa e-mailed his resignation shortly after he reached Singapore.

Colombo, Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa e-mailed his resignation on Thursday, shortly after he reached Singapore, a spokesman for the parliamentary speaker said.

The resignation was being forwarded to the country’s attorney general to consider legal implications before being formally accepted, Indunil Yapa said.

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