Hoping for a comeback: Rajapaksa greeting supporters at the launch ceremony of his manifesto in Colombo. — Reuters
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has vowed to reclaim power in a general election eight months after he was ousted as president, saying he was “ready for struggle” against an international war crimes probe.
Defeated by erstwhile ally Maithripala Sirisena in January, Rajapaksa wants to turn the tables at the Aug 17 parliamentary polls, setting his sights on the prime minister post that has been beefed up under constitutional reforms.
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