Sri Lanka: Former President Sirisena calls for fresh elections
The former president added that he could not stay at home when the people were in a state of distress with thousands of problems in the country.
The former president added that he could not stay at home when the people were in a state of distress with thousands of problems in the country.
The Commission will be chaired retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne.
While the Tamil majority Northern and Eastern Provinces are still reeling under Army occupation, the Tamil National Alliance found the elevation of Silva an affront to their sentiments.
During his four-day visit to the kingdom, Sirisena will also visit the temples in the Angkor Archeological Park in northwestern Siem Reap province.
NTJ leader Zahran Hashim had made a video with his fellow suicide bombers pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi. The video was released by the IS two days later.
Security forces had been on a desperate hunt for Hashim, believed to be around 40, after the government named the group he led -- the National Thowheeth Jama'ath -- as its prime suspect.
Sirisena's announcement comes after Fernando, who came under fire with regard to a statement he made over the terror attacks and the way he handled the situation, tendered his resignation to the President on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday claimed that intelligence report warning of attacks was not shared with him adding that he expects to change heads of defence forces within 24 hours.
Sri Lanka's President said on Tuesday that he would move quickly to restructure country's intelligence and security apparatus in response to a failure to act on warnings received ahead of the Easter Sunday attacks.
Sri Lanka's police chief had reportedly issued a warning on April 11, saying that a 'foreign intelligence agency' had reported NTJ was planning attacks on churches and the Indian High Commission.
