Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa quits after violent clashes

09 May 2022, 07:22 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 02:26 am


Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa quits after violent clashes
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday, his spokesman said, shortly after violent clashes between his supporters and anti-government protesters left 78 people wounded, reports AFP.

The 76-year-old sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa clearing the way for a "new unity government", spokesman Rohan Weliwita said.


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