SL president will not resign: chief whip

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstance, Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando told the parliament on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

Addressing the parliament session on Wednesday, Fernando said 6.9 million citizens of the country had voted for the president.

"As a member of a responsible government, I can assure you that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign from his post under any circumstances. We will face this challenge," Fernando said.

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) lost its majority in the parliament as 42 members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday announced they would sit independently.