By Online Desk
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post on Monday amid the worst economic crisis the country has faced since its independence.
It is said that the country’s health minister Prof Channa Jayasumana has also handed over his letter of resignation to the President.
A special Cabinet meeting was held on Friday as the country witnessed protests against the government over its inability to tackle the economic meltdown which has caused unprecedented hardships to the public.
“There were opinions during the Cabinet, some even suggested the Prime Minister must resign. The President (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) was keen to see an end to the political crisis even with the resignation of the Prime Minister,” a ministerial source said.
Backers of the 76-year-old Prime Minister had urged him to stay on, saying the public demand was more for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his younger brother.
