Gotabaya Rajapaksa reaches Singapore

July 14, 2022 17:31

A Saudi Airlines plane, believed to be carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, arrives on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport.

Rajapaksa left the Maldives for Singapore earlier today.

Rajapaksa, his wife Ioma Rajapaksa, and two security officials were scheduled to board a Singapore Airlines flight last night from Male to Singapore but did not go ahead as scheduled due to security concerns, according to the Daily Mirror.

73-year-old Gotabaya Rajapaksa had gone into hiding after crowds of protesters stormed his residence on July 9 and he had announced that he will hand over his resignation letter on Wednesday.

Later, Rajapaksa along with his wife escaped to the Maldives. Subsequently, he appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the interim President of Sri Lanka.

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