Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped down from his submit on Monday — a step that might allow his youthful brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to go for a authorities of nationwide unity because the nation continues to face the worst financial disaster in its historical past.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa needed his resignation to type an interim authorities to resolve the current political deadlock.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, was beneath strain from inside his personal Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ranks to resign. However, he was gathering his supporters to use counter-pressure to not stand down.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
