Sri Lankan Gotabaya Rajapaksa's heading to Singapore amid calls for resignation: officials

Sri Lankans are awaiting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa‘s resignation on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives with his wife and two bodyguards, escaping mass protests against him.

Mr Rajapaksa is taking a plane to Singapore, AP cited Maldives officials as saying.

Mr Rajapaksa made his ally, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe — who had also said he would resign — the acting president, triggering further demonstrations as protesters stormed his office, demanding his removal.

Although Mr Rajapaksa had repeatedly said he would step down on Wednesday, there was no sign of his resignation letter.

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