Presidential Secretariat sources claim MP Mahinda Rajapaksa was asked to resign by President Maithripala Sirisena and did not leave on his own accord as being claimed.
According to the source despite several claims of being able to secure a majority in parliament by the MR faction they were unable to do so and therefore President Sirisena asked him to vacate the post to prevent a further unstable situation and so that a new PM could be appointed.
The source also refuted MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardhena’s claim that Rajapaksa resigned as Sirisena was not able to appoint a new PM while he remains in the position. “This does not allow the honour of creating stability in the country be accorded to the President,” the source said.
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