Sri Lanka's top general resigns
Updated on 12 November 2009
Sri Lanka's top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island's 30-year civil war, has resigned from his post.
Gen Sarath Fonseka's resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning to contest the next presidential election as an opposition candidate, challenging incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
An official from the President's office said his secretary received Gen Fonseka's resignation letter on Thursday.
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