New president has been approached to provide security for predecessor who fled country amid economic crisis
Sagara Kariyawasam, general secretary of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, said on Thursday his party had approached Wickremesinghe for help to enable Rajapaksa’s return.
Local broadcaster Newsfirst, citing a former ambassador, said on Wednesday that Rajapaksa would return home next week.
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