Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid rising pressure over worst-ever economic crisis
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid rising pressure over worst-ever economic crisis

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Amid the worst economic crisis the country has seen since independence, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post on Monday. Until now, the Rajapaksa brothers - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - had defied calls for their resignation even as unrest and protests against the government intensified. Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation letter MONDAY VIOLENCE On Monday, following reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to step down as prime minister, a violent clash erupted outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office. — Mahinda Rajapaksa May 9, 2022 On Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had declared a state of emergency in the country.

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