PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to make special statement in Parliament; President will not accept Speaker´s letter says Vasudeva

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is slated to make a special statement in Parliament tomorrow when it convenes at 10am.

MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara speaking to media at a briefing held at the Prime Minister´s office confirmed this a short while ago.

Mr. Nanayakkara further said that the letter submitted by the Speaker regarding the developments in Parliament including the No Confidence Motion signed by more than a 100 MPs has not been accepted by the President

At today´s convening of Parliament a no-confidence motion was brought against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the JVP. The motion was passed by a majority show of hands. However the UPFA have refuted the legality of the vote and Parliament was adjourned till 10 am tomorrow

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