High Commission rejects reports of Rajapaksa and household leaving to India
COLOMBO: The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Tuesday refuted as “fake and blatantly incorrect” regional social networks speculation that previous prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his member of the family have actually fled to India, a day after the patriarch of the powerful Rajapaksa family stopped as leading in the middle of the unprecedented anti-government protests.
“The High Commission has just recently noticed rumours circulating in areas of media and social media that certain political individuals and their households have left to India. These are phony and blatantly incorrect reports, without any reality or compound. The High Commission highly denies them”, a statement said.
The whereabouts of Mahinda Rajapaksa is being hypothesized given that his resignation on Monday. It was reported that Mahinda left his office-cum-official residence, Temple Trees, early today.
In its very first response to the situation in Sri Lanka, India on Tuesday stated that it is “fully helpful” of the island country’s democracy, stability and financial healing.
“India will always be assisted by the finest interests of individuals of Sri Lanka expressed through democratic processes,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated in New Delhi.
Mahinda, 76, resigned as prime minister amid unmatched financial turmoil in the nation, hours after his advocates assaulted anti-government protesters, triggering authorities to enforce a nationwide curfew and release Army troops in the capital. The attack activated widespread violence versus pro-Rajapaksa political leaders.
A group of protesters collected around the Naval base in the eastern port district of Trincomalee, declaring Mahinda had actually taken refuge there.
Calls for his arrest are increasing for his supposed instigation of a mob which went on to assault anti-government protesters who are requiring the Rajapaksa family, including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to resign.
At least 8 individuals have passed away while over 250 individuals have been hurt in the clashes which likewise saw ratings of residential or commercial properties coming from ruling party political leaders being set on fire.
President Gotabaya has actually advised the individuals to stop “violence and acts of revenge” versus fellow residents and promised to deal with the political and financial crisis facing the country Sri Lanka is facing its worst recession because getting independence from Britain in 1948.
The crisis is triggered in part by an absence of foreign currency, which has actually suggested that the country can not afford to pay for imports of essential foods and fuel, leading to acute lacks and really high costs.
Countless demonstrators have hit the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9.
Published at Wed, 11 May 2022 04:42:53 +0000