PM Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign: son

Sri Lankan lawmaker says disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end political crisis.

Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to resign from the post of Prime Minister tomorrow.

This was confirmed by MP (Member of parliament) Namal Rajapaksa through a tweet.

Earlier today, Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at the Presidential Secretariat to hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena.

"To ensure stability of the nation, Former President @PresRajapaksa has decided to resign from the Premiership tomorrow after an address to the nation. The SLPP with Frm President, SLFP & others will now work to form a broader political coalition with President Sirisena, " tweeted Namal Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka has been in turmoil since October 26 when President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Rajapaksa, a former president accused of corruption and human rights abuses.

But in the ensuing weeks, Rajapaksa could not muster enough support in parliament, and Sirisena subsequently dissolved the 225-member House and called for snap elections to take place in January.