The death of democracy caused Sri Lanka disaster
The writer says global effort must be coupled with an internal struggle for restoration of democracy.
The writer says global effort must be coupled with an internal struggle for restoration of democracy.
The comment comes as Sri Lanka is in the midst of a deep and unprecedented economic crisis.
Divisions centre mainly on presidential nominees even as Sri Lanka needs urgent fixes to arrest the deepening economic crisis.
Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis in 70 years, with a severe lack of food, medicine, energy and production materials.
While his political demise is owing to the mishandling of Sri Lanka's economy over the past two years, his rise was entirely on account of his stint as defence secretary.
The move is intended to prevent further unrest. Mr Wickremesinghe is a contender for the top job but protesters also want him gone.
It is not clear how long he will stay in Singapore or if he has another destination in mind.
People familiar with the developments say the Maldives may not be Mr Rajapaksa's final destination.
A nationwide state of emergency was declared on July 13, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, as protests against the government continued.
The carefully built invincible image of Rajapaksa now lays in tatters.