Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka: Parliament votes to halt payment of ministers’ salaries, expenses
Rajapaksa loyalists declared the vote illegal and called into question the impartiality of the speaker.
Sri Lanka: Ousted PM Wickeremesinghe wins control of key panel in Parliament
Sirisena's party members walked out of Parliament, protesting against Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's move to appoint five members of UPFA.
Sri Lanka: Sirisena's all-party crisis talks fail to end political stalemate
JVP boycotted the meeting and wrote to Sirisena stating he should end the crisis as he created it. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya also stayed away.
Sri Lankan Parliament adjourned after leaders throw chilli powder, furniture
Brawl occurred day after Speaker announced there is no PM or government following no-confidence motion against disputed PM Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan govt confusion after House no-trust in Mahinda Rajapaksa
The Speaker’s office said that the Speaker has requested the President to take the next step under the Constitution.
High-stakes game in Colombo to intensify
More important, Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya refused to recognise Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister.
Challenge to democracy in Lanka power struggle
Far from clearing the way, the short House session has only exacerbated the unprecedented constitutional crisis gripping the island nation.
Sri Lankan parl votes against newly-appointed Rajapaksa govt
Speaker ruled that majority of 225-member assembly supported no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa who was made PM on Oct 26.
Lankan parties drag Prez to Supreme Court
Rajapaksa needed the support of minimum 113 parliamentarians in the 225-member House to prove his majority.
In Lanka crisis, India can’t sit on sidelines
Long-term Sri Lanka watchers say Mr Rajapaksa’s India visit was to prepare Delhi for just such an eventuality.