Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday, his spokesperson said, amid the island nation’s worst economic crisis since independence that has led to widespread protests.
“The prime minister has sent his letter of resignation to the president,” the official said, declining to be named.
The 76-year-old sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa clearing the way for a “new unity government,” spokesperson Rohan Weliwita said.
Read the full story on Daily Sabah
