Rajapaksa has left his job as Sri Lanka’s President after fleeing to Singapore and escaping the chaos engulfing his nation.
It’s believed the former leader wanted to stand down once he left the country. This is in case he was arrested under the next administration’s rule.
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The cost of food, fuel and other basic supplies has soared.
Demonstrators were seen dancing on the streets in the country’s capital of Colombo, when news of the president’s departure broke,
Singapore’s foreign ministry says the embattled leader has neither asked nor been granted asylum.
