Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 3 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Sunday said that it is imperative to conduct general elections in the country in order to restore democracy and put an end to the ongoing political crisis.
The statement from Rajapaksa comes after he failed to prove majority twice in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Prime Minister Rajapaksa in his statement further underlined that elections were called early whenever it became necessary for the state to overcome situations of political turbulence.
