Basil Rajapaksa to step down from Parliament, Dhammika Perera to be nominated for the seat – report

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National List parliamentarian and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has reportedly decided to resign from his Parliamentary seat.

Political sources say that former Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa will probably send his resignation letter to the Secretary General of Parliament tomorrow (09) or Friday (10).

Meanwhile, Basil Rajapaksa is scheduled to address a special media briefing at the office of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna at 11 am tomorrow.

Reportedly Basil Rajapaksa had a special discussion with a group close to his party last night (07) and announced that he would resign from the post of Member of Parliament.

Neth News revealed that along with him, two other government MPs with dual citizenship are also due to resign.

However, it was revealed that despite resigning from the MP post, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa intends to continue his political activities with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.

Meanwhile, the billionaire Businessman Dhammika Perera is expected to be nominated as the SLPP national list MP to fill the seat that would be vacated with the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa.