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Sri Lanka's PM Mahinda Rajapaksa may resign amid growing economic unrest

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa may step down as early as Sunday as public anger builds against their economic policies

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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa may step down as early as Sunday as public anger builds against their economic policies, local newspaper Daily Mirror reported. A Sri Lankan official has denied the reports.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to form an interim government including members of the current opposition, according to the newspaper, which didn’t say where it got the information. A proposal has been submitted by the ruling coalition to ensure political stability, it added.

A spokesman for the government didn’t immediately respond to phone calls from Bloomberg News seeking comment in Colombo Sunday. 

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