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Speaking to reporters, Education Minister and Leader of the House, Dinesh Gunawardena said the Cabinet ministers handed over their resignations to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
He proffered no reason for the mass resignation.
However, political experts here said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the government’s alleged ”mishandling” of the economic crisis, triggered by the shortage in the foreign exchange reserve.
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Since evening, rumours have been floating to the effect that Rajapaksa may opt for an interim government to handle the economic crisis.