5 July 2018 02:10 pm
Mr Wickremesinghe had advised Ms Maheswaran to resign when he met her for a special discussion on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, the UNP has decided to continue the disciplinary inquiry even if she resigns from her post.
A committee to carry out the inquiry is to be appointed shortly.
Ms Maheswaran came into the center of controversy after she called for the resurgence of LTTE at a State function held in Jaffna recently. (Yohan Perera)