Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections on the 21st of September ahead of the same Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigned from his post and will be running for president. WION's correspondent Dasuni spoke with him about the current situation of the SLPP and the cause of the split. Watch in!

'Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked me to come for elections', says Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

Sri Lanka will hold presidential elections on the 21st of September ahead of the same Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigned from his post and will be running for president. WION's correspondent spoke with him about the current situation of the SLPP and the cause of the split. Keep watching to know more!

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