Singapore shocks this country's president!
Singapore shocks this country's president!
It is known that sri lanka has been caught in a financial crisis due to the heavy debt burden, financial reserves and shortage of foreign exchange. The same situation has prevailed there for the last four months. There is a severe shortage of essential commodities such as medicine and oil. The price of petrol and diesel is above Rs.500 per litre. The price of a gas cylinder has reached Rs.5500. 500 per kilo of carrot. Other vegetables, onions are at 200 rupees per kg.
But now singapore also wants Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave the country. There are reports that the country's authorities have told Gotabaya that they cannot extend his stay in their country.
He reached singapore with his wife on July 14. By the time he landed in that country, he had not resigned from the presidency. The singapore government then said that he was on a personal visit in his presidential capacity. There are reports that singapore refused to allow Gotabaya to stay in their country for a few more days after he resigned from the post of president.
To this extent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of singapore revealed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not seek their asylum and they did not give him any asylum either.
On the other hand, the parliament of sri lanka is going to meet to elect a new president. The Sri Lankan authorities say that this state of emergency has been imposed in that context. On the other hand, sri lanka is negotiating with the international Monetary Fund (IMF) to get out of the financial crisis.