The former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa told journalists this week that he intended to "topple" the current government in 2017.
“Earlier when I said that I am going to defeat Prabakaran, I knew, I could," Mr Rajapaksa said, stating that he had "similar confidence" now about toppling the current government.
Mr Rajapaksa dismissed the government's parliamentary majority, stating that it was undermined as “they are fighting each other”.
He blamed the current government for the lack of progress on development in the country.
“The biggest thing they did was they stopped all the development work and they started taking revenge," he was quoted by The Hindu as saying.
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