Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resigned on Thursday following months of mass protests.
Mr Rajapaksa, who was expected to resign on Wednesday, had fled the country first to the Maldives and then to Singapore, allegedly over fears that he might be arrested.
Rajapaksa sent his resignation letter via email to the parliament’s speaker.
According to BBC, the speaker will complete legal processes and announce the resignation officially on Friday.
“He has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted any asylum. Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum,” BBC quoted Singapore’s foreign ministry as saying when they confirmed the president’s arrival.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was on Wednesday appointed acting president, will now be sworn in as interim president.
Wickremesinghe had declared a nationwide state of emergency and imposed a curfew in certain parts of the country.
Lawmakers say they will elect a new president by July 20.
