Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down as PM, says son
The news comes after the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Rajapaksa should not exercise the powers of the office he has claimed since October 26.
The news comes after the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Rajapaksa should not exercise the powers of the office he has claimed since October 26.
Rajapaksa was appointed as the nation's new Prime Minister by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday night, shocking "ousted" leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and his UNP.
