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Sri Lankan court rejects legal challenge over presidential candidate's citizenship

Sri Lankan court rejects legal challenge over presidential candidate's citizenship

Colombo (Xinhua/UNI) A Sri Lankan court on Friday dismissed a legal case challenging presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Sri Lankan citizenship, thereby allowing him to contest the upcoming presidential polls.

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan PM

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan PM

Colombo, Dec 15 (IBNS): Ending the seven weeks political drama, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday resigned from his position.

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party

Colombo, Nov 11 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka,  country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), media reports said.

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights

Colombo, Jan 11 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa clarified his stand on the current government leasing land to a Chinese company in the country's Hambantota Port area to build a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the media reported on Wednesday.