President to seek legal advice on removing PM: JO

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Joint opposition MP Kumara Welgama said President Maithripala Sirisena had assured them he would consult the Attorney General and legal experts on the possibility of removing the Prime Minister.

The MP told the media after a discussion between the President and the JO that the President requested them to accept ministerial portfolios. “However we refused to do so,” he said. (Lahiru Pothmulla)