"From today we will be completely out of government: but politics will not stop" - Basil

He said his resignation was aimed at giving the SLFP a chance to bring a suitable person to parliament from the national list.

Accordingly, Basil Rajapaksa has stated that he will resign from the government altogether.

However, he added that he would not stop politicking.

"From today, for the most part, I have believed from the beginning that governance and politics are two things. The main goal of today's decision is to get it completely out of control.

Accordingly, I declare that I will not be involved in any matter of public administration from today.

But politics does not stop there. Because I will continue to do that for all those who were with me if there is a need. ”