Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left the country. According to Sri Lanka’s top security official, Mr. Rajapaksa and his wife have reached the Maldivian capital Male by a cargo ship of the Sri Lankan Air Force. , Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been accused of rampant corruption and economic mismanagement. Sri Lanka went bankrupt due to Rajapaksa’s policies and is in the deepest financial crisis since independence.
The Indian High Commission in Colombo today categorically denied media reports that India helped Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leave the country. The High Commission has termed these reports as baseless and speculation.
Male airport officials said Rajapaksa was taken to an undisclosed location under police protection. According to sources, Rajapaksa may go to another Asian country from Maldives. Rajapaksa had earlier attempted to leave Sri Lanka, but officials at the airport refused to cooperate with him. Now he has reached Maldives by boarding a military plane.
