Demand for PM Ranil Wickremesinghe’s resignation grows

In order to tackle the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, leaders of political parties met and decided that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should resign immediately to resolve the current situation in the country. The meeting was held on Wednesday and as per the media reports, all party leaders discussed the current situation in the country at length.

Chief of Defense Staff, the Commanders of the three-armed forces, and the Inspector General of Police briefed the Members of Parliament about the current security situation. The speaker mentioned that the President informed him via phone that his resignation letter will be submitted before 12 midnight today (July 13) as he had announced to the country, NewsWire reported. Several other ministers also marked their presence during the party leaders’ meet in the Sri Lankan parliament.