Mahinda Rajapaksa

A majority vote in the 225-member Parliament would be needed to remove Rajapaksa and the Cabinet from power. 

MP (and former president) Sirisena says Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to a national council and a new prime minister; the prime minister's spokesperson said that had not been communicated yet.

But Sri Lanka's ruling family is refusing to heed the demand for their resignation.

“The political and economic crisis have exposed the multiple failures of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency.”

Under pressure from the people to resign, Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa are scheming separately, each to sink the other to save his own seat.

The united voices of the people must be heard: “Gota Must Go.”

The ruling coalition, which commanded a two-thirds majority last month, is now battling for survival.

COVID-19, an economic crisis, and a majoritarian dynasty at the helm: Sri Lanka’s future hangs in the balance.

Colombo has offered Khan a symbolically warm welcome but not afforded him opportunities to raise concerns about India -- or Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority.

Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s history with the island nation and the Rajapaksa brothers is worth keeping in mind.

The Rajapaksa brothers have the better hand in the bilateral relationship.