Sri Lanka crisis: Has Mahinda Rajapaksa and family fled to India? Indian High Commission responds
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The whereabouts of the patriarch of the powerful Rajapaksa family is being speculated since his resignation on Monday.
New Delhi: A day after Mahinda Rajapaksa quit as prime minister of Sri Lanka, there have been reports that the 76-year-old and his family members have fled to India. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, however, on Tuesday (May 10, 2022) refuted as "fake and blatantly false" local social media speculation that the patriarch of the powerful Rajapaksa family has fled to India.
"The High Commission has recently noticed rumours circulating in sections of media and social media that certain political persons and their families have fled to India. These are fake and blatantly false reports, devoid of any truth or substance. The High Commission strongly denies them", a statement said.
High Commission has recently noticed rumours circulating in sections of media & social media that certain political persons and their families have fled to India. These are fake and blatantly false reports,devoid of any truth or substance.High Commission strongly denies them.
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Mahinda, notably, resigned as prime minister amid unprecedented economic turmoil in Sri Lanka on Monday, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters.
