: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agrees to resign amid unrest #IndiaNEWS Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down on July 13 to make way for an all-party government, the

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down on July 13 to make way for an all-party government, the country’s parliamentary speaker Mahinda Yapa announced on Saturday after the unrest sparked by the unprecedented economic crisis.“The decision to step down on 13 July was taken to ensure a peaceful handover of power,â€? Yapa said, Reuters reported. “I, therefore, request the public to respect the law and maintain peace.â€?"I have been asked to inform the nation that in order to ensure a peaceful transition of power, his [President @GotabayaR ] resignation has been scheduled for 13 July." - Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena pic.twitter.com/XGbjWj6Ywm— Roar LK (@Roarlk) July 9, 2022 Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office only in May, also tendered his resignation.The developments came as demonstrations against Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe intensified with thousands of protestors in Colombo storming the president’s official residence during an anti-government march. They also broke into the private residence of Wickremesinghe in an affluent Colombo neighbourhood and set it on fire, according to PTI. It was not immediately clear whether he was present in the house or not.This is such a great photo. But captures only 1/3 of the number of people there, if anything. Wish there was footage that showed...Read more

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