The Nehru-Gandhis in India, the Rajapaksas and the Bandaranaike in Sri Lanka, the Bhutto-Zardari in Pakistan, the Koirala in Nepal and Sheikh Mujibur Rehman in Bangladesh, come readily to mind when we talk of political families in South Asia.
As the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from office, in accordance with the Constitution, the Parliament will meet next week and take steps to elect a new President, read a special statement by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Maldives on Wednesday followed by an uprising triggered due to the economic collapse of the island nation, is now waiting to travel further to Singapore
All Sri Lankan government buildings have been vacated except for President Secretariat, Danish Ali, a Sri Lankan protester said, adding that they held the pro