Gota to return during first week of September



Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to return to Sri Lanka during the first week of next month, Daily Mirror learns .

An informed source said he is likely to return either on September 2 or 3.

Earlier,The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to make arrangements for the former president to return . Subsequently, the president is reported to have contacted Mr. Rajapaksa to discuss arrangements for his return to the country .

He fled the country in the face of public protests on July 9 asking for his resignation from office. He left for Singapore via the Maldives. After which he had left for Thailand where he currently stays . Tight security has been provided to his Mirihana residence. (Kelum Bandara)



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