Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country amidst the public uprising, returned to the island from Thailand along with his wife Ayoma Rajapaksa yesterday (02) at midnight.
Several ministers were present at the Katunayake airport to welcome the former president.
After his arrival in the island, the former President arrived at his house located at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07 at around 12.50 am Saturday.
In the face of unprecedented public protests, former President fled the country on July 13, first to the Maldives and then to Singapore.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa stayed in Singapore from July 14th and was granted visa for 14 days each by the Singapore government on two occasions. When the visa period given to him by the Singaporean authorities expired, he and his wife departed for Thailand
It was reported that the government has arranged to give Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa the privileges he is entitled to as a former president.