President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe who had fled from the country amidst the opposition of public in wee hours of this morning (13) had issued an Extra ordinary Gazette Notification regarding the appointment of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe as the new acting president in Sri Lanka with effect from today to cover duties of Executive presidency in his absence .
Through this Extra ordinary gazette notification President Rajpakshe had stated as he is away from the country at present Prime Minister Wikramasinghe had been appointed as the new Acting President to cover powers ,activities and duties of the Executive presidency ,
President Rajapakshe had last Saturday (09) announced that he will step down from presidency within today ,But up to now he has not handed over his resignation letter to the Speaker it has been reported ,President Rajapakshe had arrived in Maldives this morning along with his wife and two security officers by Sri Lanka Air Force plane and later due to flying to Singapore as his final destination.
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