PM to resign tomorrow?

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to resign from his post during the special cabinet meeting held Friday (06), according to political sources.

The source claimed that the resignation of the Prime Minister is scheduled to take place next Monday. Political sources say that the President had stated that the Prime Minister and the government should resign because it is no longer possible to act in the face of the crisis that has arisen.

The Prime Minister has stated that the resignation of the government is not a solution to the problem. Political sources said that with the resignation of the Prime Minister, the current cabinet will also be dissolved automatically and the process of resignation will likely take place next Monday.