Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa addresses the nation, revealing the reason behind deprival of sources, on Monday.

He explains the inferior economic situation, and discusses the outrageous behavior of the public.

He says, “We are facing this crisis, right after being faced with the pandemic. Despite knowing the country’s economy going down, we had to impose a lockdown and that’s why our foreign reserves depleted.”

Food and gasoline shortages, as well as record inflation and regular blackouts, have wreaked havoc on Sri Lankans in the most devastating slump since the country’s 1948 independence from Britain.

He further added, “The President and I are spending every moment to formulate solutions on how to get Sri Lanka out of this current crisis.”

The government declared public holidays to refrain from additional protests.

The Prime Minister also urged demonstrators to call an end to their anti-government demonstrations, claiming that every minute spent on the streets deprives the country of revenue.

Prime Minister said, “After winning the war in 2010 we won the election, people forgot the story. But I remember. I promise there will never be rolling blackouts in the future. We made a proposal to the power plant, former government didn’t support our proposal, they are responsible for it,”