Sri Lanka Prime Minister resigns as protests take violent turn
Credit: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Kathmandu, May 9. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after increased protests over the country’s economic crisis.
After weeks of protests from public demanding resignation of Rajapaksa, he said in his statement he was resigning to form an interim unity government.
Further, his resignation comes after his party supporters marched towards a protest site in Colombo. Tear gas and water cannons were used to drive the protestors back. It is reported that three people including a MP has been killed.
Moreover, around 150 people are injured and a curfew has been imposed across the country.
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka condemned the involvement of violence in the protest and called for investigation into the event.
Additionally, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also called against the violence that took place in the protests. The Sri Lankan president is the younger brother of prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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