Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, in an unique interview to India Today, mentioned he didn’t anticipate President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the nation amid protests over the unprecedented financial disaster.
“I never thought it would happen like this and we thought he would resign and remain in the country. Unfortunately, that did not happen. He left the country early this morning to Maldives,” he mentioned.
“Sri Lankans have seen fuel, electricity, gas and health crisis in the last few months. The things people wanted are not there. They have been absorbing all the pressure for a long period and people have come out onto the streets in protest,” Jayasuriya mentioned, including that the protests have remained largely peaceable.
#SriLanka Crisis | ‘People held again anger for a very long time; Never thought #Gotabaya will flee,’ Sanath Jayasuriya (@Sanath07), former SL cricketer.#5iveLive | @rahulkanwal pic.twitter.com/KSKXHRx8Kw
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Protesters offended over energy blackouts, shortages of fundamental items and rising costs have lengthy demanded that Rajapaksa steps down. But in current days, protesters entered the presidential palace, set the PM’s residence on fireplace and compelled President Rajapaksa to flee the nation.
The former cricketer mentioned it’s as much as the Speaker and political events to kind a secure authorities for a couple of months. The worldwide group will see our nation is secure, then solely they are going to be focused on coming and serving to Sri Lanka, he mentioned.
“Earlier on, only India gave us 4 billion dollars to come out of this crisis. But still we couldn’t. We need help from other countries as well,” Jayasuriya claimed.
#Exclusive | ‘Life has been tough for #Lankans. Even now #Gotabaya has not resigned,’ Sanath Jayasuriya (@Sanath07), former SL cricketer.#5iveLive | @rahulkanwal pic.twitter.com/tyLg7Rmear
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“Protesters asked the President and the prime minister to resign. At this moment, nobody has resigned. I think people want to see the resignation first. I hope the Speaker and political leaders get together to help Sri Lanka,” Jayasuriya mentioned on the political disaster within the island nation.
EMERGENCY IN SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as protests continued in opposition to the President and the prime minister. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old chief, who had promised to resign has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe because the performing President hours after he fled the nation.
Thousands of protesters waving Lankan flags defied the emergency and surrounded the constructing of the PM workplace. The police fired tear fuel on protesters who broke by a barricade and stormed the prime minister’s workplace, calling for his resignation.
Last week, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe mentioned Sri Lanka is now a bankrupt nation because it reels underneath the worst financial disaster in many years.
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