Sri Lanka: Cabinet ministers resign amid protests
By DW
10 April 2022 |
7:39 am
Sri Lanka's cabinet ministers have resigned from their posts as an economic crisis deepens in the country. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksahas has yet to step down, despite growing demands for his resignation.
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