BASL categorically denies PM Wickremesinghe’s claim on BASL-Gota discussion News 11/06/2022 Updated: 11/06/2022 By Sri Lanka Brief Share FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail BASL has categorically denied PM Ranil Wickremesinghe’s claim it agreed on May 8, 2022 with Gotabaya Rajapaksa that he could remain as President if the executive presidency is abolished. Tags#GoHomeGotaAccountabilityDemocratic governanceSri Lanka Share FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 Latest news Features Shot in the head and chest: Investigating the killings of children in Gaza – A BBC documentary Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News Report: Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News UN experts demand accountability for trafficking allegations in ‘Epstein files’, warn of continuing violence of patriarchal power systems Sri Lanka Brief - 16/04/2026 Related news Features Shot in the head and chest: Investigating the killings of children in Gaza – A BBC documentary Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News Report: Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset Sri Lanka Brief - 17/04/2026 News UN experts demand accountability for trafficking allegations in ‘Epstein files’, warn of continuing violence of patriarchal power systems Sri Lanka Brief - 16/04/2026