Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan PM resigns

Political crisis amid emergency in the country

5 Dariya News

Colombo 09-May-2022

A ruling-party MP was also killed during the clashes near about 75 injured & at least two cabinet ministers have also announced their resignations.

Sri Lanka is going through the biggest economic crisis in its history. Emergency is in force in the country. Amidst the Emergency in Sri Lanka, now a political crisis has arisen.

Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned from the post of Prime Minister. He has submitted his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Along with Mahinda Rajapakse, Professor Channa Jaya Sumana, who was the health minister, has also submitted his resignation to the President.Meanwhile, army personnel have been deployed in the capital Colombo after his (Mahinda Rajapaksa) supporters attacked protesters outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office.

Effective immediately I have tendered my resignation as Prime Minister to the President.

අගමැති ධූරයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වීමේ ලිපිය ජනාධිපතිතුමා වෙත යොමු කළෙමි.
— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) May 9, 2022

Meanwhile, army personnel have been deployed in the capital Colombo after his (Mahinda Rajapaksa) supporters attacked protesters outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office.

While emotions are running high in #lka, I urge our general public to exercise restraint & remember that violence only begets violence. The economic crisis we're in needs an economic solution which this administration is committed to resolving.
— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) May 9, 2022

According to the resources at least two cabinet ministers have also announced their resignations. Nearly 75 people were injured in this attack. Sri Lankan authorities imposed a nationwide curfew on Monday. Prime Minister Mahinda (76) sent his resignation letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka is going through the most severe economic crisis ever since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis arose mainly because of the shortage of foreign exchange which means that the country is unable to pay for the imports of staple food items and fuels. Thousands of protesters have been on the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9, as the government ran out of funds for imports. The prices of essential commodities are skyrocketing.