Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday resigned as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.
The Speaker of the People's Majlis of the Maldives tweeted, "Sri Lankan President GR has resigned."
Nasheed added, "I hope Sri Lanka can now move forward."
He said that he "believed the President would not have resigned if he were still in Sri Lanka, and fearful of losing his life."
"I commend the thoughtful actions of the Govt of Maldives. My best wishes to the people of Sri Lanka," he added.
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