Gotabaya Rajapaksa , ousted as the president of Sri Lanka in a popular public uprising in 2022, on Thursday hinted that India was keen on his continuation despite the growing public discontent against him at the behest of certain Western powers. In the early hours of Wednesday, embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a hurried exit from the South Asian nation, days after thousands of angry protesters broke into his official... Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the former President of Sri Lanka and an ex-Sri Lankan army officer. He made headlines after fleeing his country on 14 July 2022. Days after Basil Rajapaksa , founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), left for the United States on election day, former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has also departed the country, heading to Bhutan. This development follows the SLPP General Secretary's denial that any members of the Rajapaksa family were fleeing the country.
