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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Expected To Resign Today

As president, Rajapaksa enjoys immunity from arrest, and he is believed to have wanted to go abroad before stepping down to avoid the possibility of being detained

Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Expected To Resign Today

Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised overthe weekend to resign on Wednesday (File)

Colombo:

Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests against his island nation's worst-ever economic crisis.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised over the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a "peaceful transition of power" after fleeing his official residence in Colombo just before tens of thousands of protesters overran it.

As president, Rajapaksa enjoys immunity from arrest, and he is believed to have wanted to go abroad before stepping down to avoid the possibility of being detained

Here are the LIVE updates on the Sri Lanka Crisis:

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Jul 13, 2022 08:39 (IST)
Indian High Commission in Srilanka today refuted the reports which said India helped President Rajapaksa and his brother Basil flee the country. 

Jul 13, 2022 08:09 (IST)
Speaker yet to get President Rajapaksa's resignation letter
Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker is yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation letter though he has fled the country.
Jul 13, 2022 07:56 (IST)
Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Flees To Maldives, May Resign Today

 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is expected to resign today, arrived in Maldives early this morning following massive protests against him. He was received by Maldivian government officials at the Velana airport in Male. Read Here
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