COLOMBO (News 1st); Basil Rajapaksa, Head of the Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication Presidential Task Force returned to the island on Thursday (24).

News 1st correspondent at the Bandaranaike International Airport confirmed that Basil Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka aboard EK650 of the Emirates Airline.

He left the island on the 12th of May and was welcomed by a group led by State Minister Nimal Lanza upon his arrival at the BIA.

Basil Rajapaksa will follow quarantine regulations, said the State Minister.

In response to a question posed by a journalist, the State Minister said the people will receive relief, given that the people are currently facing many issues.

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