Thursday, July 14, 2022

Sri Lankan President Sends Resignation Letter By Email After Fleeing To Singapore

 

CNBC/Reuters: Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore 

* Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country’s parliament late on Thursday, two sources said. 

* It was not immediately clear if the letter, sent shortly after Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore, would be accepted in email form, the sources added. 

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said on Thursday, after he fled to Singapore following mass protests over his country’s economic meltdown. 

Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country’s parliament late on Thursday, two sources said. 

The letter was received by the country’s parliamentary speaker, his office said in a statement on Thursday, after it was flown from Singapore, where the leader fled to.  

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WNU Editor: History is not going to be kind to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 

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Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa emails overdue resignation -- DW  

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns after fleeing Sri Lanka -- BBC  

Sri Lankan president resigns by email after fleeing to Singapore -- CNN  

Sri Lanka’s president quits after fleeing protests in crisis-hit country -- The Guardian 

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa submits resignation after fleeing -- Al Jazeera  

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation -- AP 

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Sri Lanka president resigns day after fleeing country -- Axios

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