Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman
India TV NewsHighlights Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House Rajapaksa first fled to the Maldives on July 13 and from there he proceeded to Singapore Sri Lanka is currently facing its worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain Former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House after months of public protests against him for mishandling the country's worst economic crisis since 1948. When asked about Rajapaksa at a weekly Cabinet media briefing, Cabinet Spokesman Gunawardena told reporters that the former president was not in hiding and he is expected to return from Singapore. Meanwhile, commenting on the request made to the Singapore Attorney General to detain the Former Sri Lankan President, the Cabinet Spokesperson said that if there is a situation, the responsible officials in the country will take steps to ensure no harm is done to the former president, the Daily Mirror newspaper quoted Gunawardena as saying.