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Ex-Sri Lankan PM Gotabaya Rajapaksa defends himself, says served motherland to best of his abilityIndian Express - Published | |
Sri Lanka crisis will affect Chinese investments, bilateral ties: ExpertsPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the nation on Wednesday amid violent protests, while Mahinda Rajapaksa initially took refuge at a naval base.DNA - Published | |
Sri Lanka: Singapore refuses to extend Rajapaksa's stay beyond 15 days, India denies his requestGotabaya Rajapaksa has also approached India - a request denied by New Delhi as India does not want to be seen against the Lankan people.DNA - Published | |
Sri Lanka crisis: Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa barred from leaving the countryThe ruling comes days after former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country amid the deepening economic and political crisis.Zee News - Published | |
Sri Lankan Speaker officially announces resignation of President Gotabaya RajapaksaIndian Express - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Sri Lanka president's resignation accepted: Parliamentary speakerSri Lanka's parliamentary speaker said Friday that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation had been accepted after the leader fled the country earlier this week. "Gotabaya has legally resigned" with..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gotabaya Rajapaksa is gone, who could be Sri Lanka's next president?A six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a journalist-turned-politician from the ruling party are vying to become Sri Lanka's next president, after the incumbent Gotabaya..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs for Singapore from MaldivesnewKerala.com - Published | |
Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in Singapore, not travel to Middle EastnewKerala.com - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Amid protests, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submits letter of resignation, confirm sourcesRajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country`s parliament late on Thursday, two sources said. It was not immediately clear if the letter, sent shortly after Rajapaksa arrived..Zee News - Published Also reported by •newKerala.com | |
BREAKING: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns after massive anti-government protestsAmid the major political crisis in Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from the post of President, as per the Speaker of the Parliament.DNA - Published | |
Sri Lanka crisis: How and with whose help Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped to Maldives overnight?Sri Lanka's top Air Force officer said the plane in which Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled was given to the President on the orders of the Ministry of Defence.DNA - Published | |
India denies any role in Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escapeThe Indian high commission denied “baseless and speculative” media reports that India facilitated the “recent reported travel” of Gotabaya. “It is reiterated that India will continue to..IndiaTimes - Published | Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees: What exactly led to Sri Lanka's economic crisis? Why are Sri Lankans protesting?Sri Lanka's economic crisis explained: Successive Sri Lankan governments' financial mismanagement should be blamed for the crisesDNA - Published |
Asia Cup 2022 and Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka in doubt amid protests in Sri Lanka? Check details hereThe people's protests in Sri Lanka are on the rise amid the massive economic crisis that has hit the country. The president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew away to a foreign land after protestors reached his..Zee News - Published | Sri Lanka crisis: State of emergency declared; President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to MaldivesIndian Express - Published Also reported by •DNA |
BREAKING: Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes acting president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives(This is a breaking story, more details to be added soon)Zee News - Published | India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri LankanewKerala.com - Published |
Sri Lankan protesters storm PM's office amid crisisProtesters stormed the Sri Lankan prime minster's office after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered..IndiaTimes - Published | Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country, India denies reports of facilitating his Maldives tripGotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives on Wednesday.Zee News - Published |
India denies 'baseless and speculative' media reports about facilitating President Gotabaya's escape to the MaldivesIndia on Wednesday categorically denied "baseless and speculative" media reports that it facilitated the travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to the Maldives on a military jet in..IndiaTimes - Published | Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri LankaThe Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for..IndiaTimes - Published |
Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignationSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives. The president would most likely proceed..Zee News - Published | Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country amid economical turmoilRajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.DNA - Published |
Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letternewKerala.com - Published | Once hailed as a hero, how Gotabaya Rajapaksa became a villain for Sri LankansGotabaya Rajapaksa served as a military officer during the 26-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka. He had also worked in the US as systems integrator.DNA - Published |
Lankan President Rajapaksa hits airport standoff in escape attemptSri Lanka's embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff blocking his exit to safety abroad, official sources said Tuesday. Gotabaya..IndiaTimes - Published | Sri Lanka president near airport as exile rumours spreadGotabaya Rajapaksa fled the presidential palace in Colombo under naval protection on Saturday, shortly before tens of thousands of protesters overran the compound. Hours later, the parliamentary..IndiaTimes - Published |
How a band of activists helped bring down Sri Lanka's governmentSri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had been moved to undisclosed safe locations, and within hours they separately announced they would resign to allow an..IndiaTimes - Published | Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker clarifies reports of President leaving countrynewKerala.com - Published |
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in the country, says Sri Lanka Parliament SpeakerThe Sri Lankan President, who announced his resignation on Saturday, was previously reported to have gone to a third count.DNA - Published | Sri Lankan PM calls for cabinet meeting amid political turmoilSri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday held a cabinet meeting with all the ministers at the Prime Minister's office, soon after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially..IndiaTimes - Published |
Missing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa back in action; orders gas distributionIndian Express - Published | Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13, confirms PM Ranil WickremesingheUnder the Sri Lankan Constitution, if both president and prime minister resign, the Speaker of Parliament will serve as acting president for a maximum of 30 days. Meanwhile, parliament will elect a new..Zee News - Published |
India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Sri Lanka: Indian missionThe Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has categorically dismissed for the second time in as many months the speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, where thousands of..IndiaTimes - Published | Sri Lanka's political vacuum continues amid economic crisisSri Lanka is in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters, angry..IndiaTimes - Published |
Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house amid economic turmoilnewKerala.com - Published | Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until President Rajapaksa, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe quitThousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s home and office and the prime minister`s official residence on Saturday, as demonstrations over their inability to overcome a devastating..Zee News - Published |