The Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s office issued a statement and denied all the rumours about PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation on Sunday. Sri Lanka economic crisis: all Cabinet member resigns except the PM. The Prime Minister met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the ongoing crisis in the country.
According to sources, the meeting added to the speculations of the PM resigning. Meanwhile, several important political decisions are expected to be taken during this meeting. Sri Lanka’s education minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the country’s cabinet, except for President Gotabaya and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting on Sunday.
Sri Lankan Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, taking to Twitter, said that he had informed the secretary to the President of his resignation from all portfolios with ‘immediate effect.’ Former Sri Lankan minister Wimal Weerawansa also met the President and proposed an all-party interim government to be appointed to resolve the current crisis in the country.
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Soaring inflation and a weakened currency have sent prices of basic goods skyrocketing in Sri Lanka. In the throes of an unprecedented economic meltdown, people in the island nation are queuing up for hours to buy fuel, food and medicines. More often than not, many leave empty-handed. Either the shop’s run out of goods, or their money has.
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