Sri Lanka Crisis : Emergency imposed in Sri Lanka amid deteriorating conditions, announced by Acting President Wickremesinghe

The political crisis in India's neighboring state of Sri Lanka is not abating. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been made the acting President of Sri Lanka after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned. Issuing an order on Sunday, he has declared emergency in the entire coutry.

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in on Friday as interim president until Gotabaya Rajapaksa's successor is elected. Rajapaksa resigned after demonstrations against his government for not handling the economy of the bankrupt country. 

Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abhayawardene on Friday officially announced that Rajapaksa had resigned. Rajapaksa resigned two days after leaving the country amid growing public outcry against himself and his family. He left the country and went to Maldives first and then to Singapore.