Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as protests intensify

May 09, 2022

New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): As the nationwide protest continues to intensify, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 09 resigned, a move that is likely to pave the way for a new cabinet in the crisis marred country. As the Prime Minister has resigned, President Rajapaksa is expected to invite all the political parties in Parliament to form an all-party Cabinet. Protests have been ongoing for days calling on the government and lawmakers to find urgent solutions.