Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President flees.

July 15, 2022

Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that President Gotabaya had flown to Maldives after full approval of the country’s Defence Ministry.
As per the PM’s office, “Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees.”
According to the Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, , Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lanka Air Force plane adding that he is yet to receive a letter of resignation.
According to the Parliament Speaker that he has not received Gotabaya’s resignation letter who departed from Sri Lanka hours before he was expected to resign amid widespread protests in the country.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to be sworn in as interim President till a new President is elected by Parliament on July 20 and nominations for the presidency will be called for on July 19.