As another Hindu nation, India needs to help Sri Langka
Sri Lanak is a Buddhist nation.
The tamils they killed in the Civil War were Hindus.
In any case India is the only one Helping Sri Lanak now. Their "dear friend" china seems to have abandoned them.
n its first reaction to the massive political turmoil in Colombo, India Ion Sunday said it stands with the Sri Lankan people in their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means, established institutions and constitutional framework.
The comments by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came a day after thousands of angry protesters stormed embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence and set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private house on fire, in the culmination of months of agitation over the ongoing economic crisis.
MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India continues to closely follow the developments in
Sri Lanka and that it is aware of the many challenges that the country and its people have been facing.
Gotabaya
Rajapaksa on Saturday announced that he will resign. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also said that he will step down after a new government is formed.
"India is Sri Lanka's closest neighbour and our two countries share deep civilizational bonds. We are aware of the many challenges that
Sri Lanka and its people have been facing, and we have stood with the Sri Lankan people as they have tried to overcome this difficult period," Bagchi said.
The MEA spokesperson noted that India stands with the people of
Sri Lanka.
"India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework," he said.
In responding to media queries on the situation in Sri Lanka, Bagchi also referred to India's financial assistance to the island nation this year.
"In pursuance of the central place that Sri Lanka occupies in our Neighbourhood First policy,
India has extended this year itself an unprecedented support of over USD 3.8 billion for ameliorating the serious economic situation in Sri Lanka," he said.
The island nation is reeling under severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines in the last few months as the economic crisis deteriorated.
As the economic crisis worsened, Sri Lanka witnessed massive street protests in the last months and the public anger led almost all the cabinet ministers to quit the government.
President
Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister in May to deal with the situation.
There were growing calls for resignation by Gotabaya
Rajapaksa. However, he had rejected the demand earlier.
As another Hindu nation, India needs to help Sri Langka
Why doesn't Indonesia help SL ? Or ask china to help SL ?