“Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa Seeks Return to Politics” by Uditha Jayasinghe

Sri Lanka’s former president said Wednesday he would run for parliament in a bid to return to politics after he was ousted in January elections by an opposition coalition that vowed to investigate alleged human-rights abuses, nepotism and corruption.

via: http://www.wsj.com/articles/sri-lankas-mahinda-rajapaksa-seeks-return-to-politics-1435753884

“Ex-President of Sri Lanka Says He’ll Lead Opposition in Elections” by Dharisha Bastians

Six months after his defeat in presidential elections, Sri Lanka’s former president took the stage on Wednesday in the gardens of his home in this southern village to tell a crowd of thousands that he would lead an opposition group in parliamentary elections in August.

via: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/world/asia/ex-president-of-sri-lanka-says-hell-lead-opposition-in-elections.html?_r=0