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Grand welcome for Mahinda in Tangalle
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who vacated his official residence in Wijerama Mawatha in Colombo today, received a grand welcome uponContinue Reading
Summary
The move comes after the President's Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed without amendments in Parliament yesterday. The bill seeks to abolish special benefits granted to former Presidents, their widows, and retired MPs. Accordingly, this Bill will come into force as the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Act, No.
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People
- Maithripala Sirisena3
- Mahinda Rajapaksa3
- Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga2
- Jagath Wickramaratne2
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Shiranthi Rajapaksa
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Organisations
- Parliament of Sri Lanka4
- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
- President's House
Places
- Colombo4
- Wijerama Mawatha2
- Carlton House2
- Wijerama Road
- Hambantota
- Sri Lanka
- Tangalle
- Mawatha
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