Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka’s Cricket Stars join protest against President

Sri Lanka

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning cricket captain, and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined public protests calling for President Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign over the country’s economic difficulties. In the Indian Ocean island nation, cricket is a popular sport, and the two urged other former players to back efforts to depose President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. … Read more

President should be replaced by the caretaking Govt.: Arjun Ranatunga

Arjun Ranatunga

Arjuna Ranatunga, a former Sri Lankan minister and great cricketer, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should accept responsibility for his failings and resign to make room for someone who can lead the island nation out of its current economic quagmire. “Because he has failed, the president should resign.” In an exclusive interview with a foreign news … Read more