The Former Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe who had fled
away from the country as a result of the popular public uprising on
09th of July Had returned to the country last night (02) according to
the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport authorities .
Former
President Rajapaskhe had arrived in Sri Lanka in a Singapore Airlines
flight from Thailand where he had stayed around two weeks .He had fled
away from the country to Maldives in mid July and after staying there
for a few weeks he had flown to Singapore and thereafter to Thailand .
Several
government ministers were present at the Airport last night to
welcome the former president and heavy security had been deployed in and
around the Katunayake Airport since yesterday it has been reported .He
is expected to reside in a state bungalow at Nugegoda in Colombo
district until the approval of his Green card in USA authorities have
revealed .Although the former President had resigned from President's
post before serving his full term he will be given all the privileges
entitled to the President's post and will be allocated and additional
security government sources have stated .
The Galle face
protesters who were behind the popular July 09th uprising had demanded
his resignation as a result of his mismanagement of Country affairs .