'Mahinda Rajapaksa put billions of dollars in unviable projects'

Jul 13, 2022 | 21:46 IST

‘In March 2020, the monetary board and the governor of the central bank sent a letter for IMF support. Nothing was done’

Despite President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaving Sri Lanka, protests continue to rock the country. Dayasiri Jayasekara, MP, former minister and general secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, spoke with TOI about the current turmoil and the way out:

Now that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the country, what is the next political course of action?

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'Mahinda Rajapaksa put billions of dollars in unviable projects'

‘In March 2020, the monetary board and the governor of the central bank sent a letter for IMF support. Nothing was done’

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'Mahinda Rajapaksa put billions of dollars in unviable projects'

‘In March 2020, the monetary board and the governor of the central bank sent a letter for IMF support. Nothing was done’

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