Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday. This comes two days after the embattled leader fled the country in the face of massive protests against his government for mishandling the economy that bankrupted the country. In a press statement, the Speaker said that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will act as interim president till the conclusion of the process of electing a new president by parliament. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates on the crisis in Sri Lanka: