THE Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted today the resignation as the worst economic crisis the island has faced since independence and which has led to widespread protests, a government official said.
“The Prime Minister sent his resignation letter to the President”said the official, who asked not to be named.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the prime minister’s younger brother.
Earlier it was reported by the country’s hospital services that the current violence against anti-government protesters injured at least 78 people and the US ambassador to Sri Lanka condemned them.
“We condemn the violence that took place today (Monday) against peaceful protesters and call on the government to conduct an in-depth investigation, arrest and bring to justice anyone who incited violence.”he wrote on Twitter the diplomat Julie Chang and appealed “for calm and restraint on the island.”
For months, This island of 22 million people is facing serious shortages of food, fuel and medicine.
This unprecedented crisis, attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic that deprived the country of tourism revenue, has been exacerbated by a series of bad political decisions, according to economists.
The population has been protesting for weeks, accusing President Rajapaksa and his brother-in-law of plunging the country into crisis and demanding their resignation.
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