Colombo (AFP) - A senior minister quit Sri Lanka's ruling party Friday to stand as the main opposition's candidate in January elections, accusing President Mahinda Rajapakse of leading a corrupt "dictatorship".
As organisers confirmed the election would be held on January 8, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said he was confident of toppling his boss in an announcement that resulted in his dismissal from his other post as general secretary of the president's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
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