Sri Lankan cabinet resigns

April 4, 2022

The entire cabinet of Sri Lanka has resigned late on Sunday, which has been part of the ruling political group's efforts to resolve the deep economic crisis.

A new cabinet is expected to be sworn in on the sworn-in, with 26 members of the cabinet, excluding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and submitted a letter of resignation in a late night meeting.

The worst economic crisis of the island nation since independence in 1948 has caused widespread outrage among the people. The government's reshuffle is seen as an attempt to counter that anger.

Meanwhile, in the second half of the day on Sunday, after widespread criticism, the ‘temporary’ ban on social media was lifted, and the president's nephew Krija, the minister, condemned the minister. The Internet has not been hampered by several small protests across the country.

Western diplomats in Colombo have expressed concern over the use of emergency laws, which may be used by the military to arrest and arrest suspects using emergency laws; diplomats said they are closely monitoring the poison.

Meanwhile, the trend of ‘hashtag go home Rajapakse’ and ‘hashtag gota go home’ has been going on for the past few days on social media Facebook and Twitter.