Loyalists Turn On Sri Lanka PM As Protest Pressure Grows
Syed Zeeshan Aziz (@imziishan) Published April 23, 2022 | 04:48 PM
Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down on Saturday, as staunch allies broke ranks and backed street protests calling for resignations over a worsening economic crisis
Colombo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Apr, 2022 ) :Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down on Saturday, as staunch allies broke ranks and backed street protests calling for resignations over a worsening economic crisis.
Media minister Nalaka Godahewa announced his support for the thousands outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office who are demanding he and other members of his family relinquish power.
Sri Lanka is suffering its most painful economic downturn since independence in 1948, with months of blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and other essentials.
The crisis has sparked nationwide protests, with angry demonstrators camped outside Rajapaksa's office for more than two weeks.
Under pressure, the president dropped two of his brothers -- Chamal and Basil -- and nephew Namal from the cabinet this month, but protesters rejected the changes as cosmetic.
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