: Sri Lanka: New Cabinet appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa #IndiaNEWS Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed a new Cabinet amid widespread protestors demanding his resignation

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Sri Lanka: New Cabinet appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa #IndiaNEWS
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed a new Cabinet amid widespread protestors demanding his resignation over the economic crisis in the country, reported The Hindu. Sri Lanka’s entire Cabinet, except Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, had resigned from their positions on April 3.The decision came with the island nation being mired in huge public debt over the last few months. Amid a decline in the country’s foreign currency reserves, Sri Lankans are facing shortages of medicines, milk powder, cooking gas, kerosene and other essential items.Large scale protests are being held across the country demanding resignations of the Rajapaksa brothers.Also read:The protests in Sri Lanka are a watershed moment and should inspire a push for greater changeThe new Cabinet announced on Monday did not include Chamal Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa, members of the ruling family. They had earlier held key portfolios. The new Cabinet has 21 members, seven fewer than the earlier one, reported AFP. Meanwhile, thousands of protestors continued to demonstrate at Colombl�&��[H�X�H�ZY��ݚ����]^�[��[�����Y[�����وH��[��K[��Y[���Y[H[��[H��X��[��Y���H�]K�ۈX���K���ܜ�Y][Y��ܛH��X�^XH�Z�Z��x�&��YH[����X��XY[�������]H�X�K�H^H]�ۈ�[KHܚH[��[�����XY[ܙH

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