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A ba holds a packet of biscuits as he sits in front of the metal barrier at the Presidential Secretariat during a protest against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country’s economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2022. (Reuters)
Sri Lankan Prime Miner Mahinda Rajapaksa appealed for protesters to end the weeks of mass demonstrations that have called for the government to resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
In a televised speech to the nation, Rajapaksa says the government is launching a plan to rebuild the country and “every second” protesters spend demonstrating on the streets takes away opportunities to receive crucial foreign currency.
Protesters, meanwhile, continued occupying the entrance to the president’s office for a third day Monday demanding he resign.
Mahinda Rajapaksa blamed the foreign exchange crisis on COVID-19 restrictions and the loss of crucial tourism income.
“We are embarking on an enormous program to overcome the crisis we face today. Every second spent the president and this government is used up exhausting avenues to rebuild our country,” he said. — AP
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