Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said, APA reports citing Reuters.
Rajapaksa fled in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests engulfed Colombo and demonstrators enraged with the economic devastation stormed his official residence and office.
He resigned after arriving in Singapore and later traveled to Thailand.
A Sri Lanka government spokesman and the president's office did not immediately reply to emails seeking comment on Rajapaksa's return.
The former president met with a group of ruling party members and lawmakers at the airport early on Saturday before being whisked to the residence allocated by the government.
A senior official said Rajapaksa has not indicated his plans.
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