Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis, has returned to the country after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo’s Bandaranaike international airport early on Saturday from Bangkok via Singapore. After being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers.
The ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards had left the country on 13 July aboard an air force plane bound for the Maldives, before travelling to Singapore, where he officially resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later.
Sri Lankan news agencies reported that the former president returned to Sri Lanka amid heavy security presence. He landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport late Friday night.
He was given accommodation in the State Bungalow near Wijerama Mawatha in Colombo, where his brother Mahinda Rajapakse lived. Heavy security will also be provided in the area.
According to a report by Daily Mirror Lanka, several ministers arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport to receive Rajapaksa.
Rajapakse's return and the warm response from politicians who came to greet him show that he continues to enjoy the support he enjoys from people in Sri Lanka's political establishment.
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