Rajitha says MR asked PM not to resign

Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said today former president Mahinda Rajapaksa had asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the phone not to resign from the premiership.

He told the weekly Cabinet briefing that Mr. Rajapaksa had told the Premier that the UNP had obtained a certain percentage of votes and that a change of the Premiership was not necessary. (Sandun A. Jayasekara)

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