Wijedasa Rajapaksa resigns

Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapaksa has resigned from his ministerial position. He has said that he will resign from the post of Minister of Justice as he is contesting the presidential election.

He announced this decision while holding a news conference this morning (29). He said there that he is contesting as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election not from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna but from another alliance.