It is reported that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided not to contest the upcoming elections. Accordingly, he is scheduled to fully retire from politics.
He has taken this decision considering the unfavorable situation in politics, his health and his age. It is also known that the criticism leveled at traditional politics has also affected this.
He managed to end the thirty-year war, bring the economic growth rate to 7.6%, and increase the national product to 84 billion dollars during his term as president.