Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has participated in today’s sitting of Parliament. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has resigned as Prime Minister, is appearing in public for the first time after the resignation.
The former prime minister took the front row fourth seat in the lower house of parliament.
The sittings of Parliament commenced yesterday and the election of the Deputy Speaker took place yesterday. However, both Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal Rajapaksa did not attend the sitting yesterday.