Sri Lanka Crisis: Indian Ministry Of External Affairs Denied Media Reports That It Facilitated The Travel Of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Maldives – Sri Lanka Crisis: India helped President Rajapaksa escape? After the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of External Affairs gave this statement

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left for Maldives from Sri Lanka on Wednesday morning amid the economic crisis and chaotic situation in Sri Lanka. He took off for Maldives with his wife and two security personnel in a special Air Force aircraft. Meanwhile, there are reports that the Indian government helped Gotabaya Rajapaksa escape from Sri Lanka. India has denied these reports.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi made a statement

Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that we will stand by the people of Sri Lanka and their aspirations through democratic means and constitutional framework. He also said that you must have seen the comments of our High Commission. We have categorically denied any role in facilitating his (Gotabaya Rajapakse) departure or his travel from Sri Lanka. I am not in a position to guess where he is. I have just seen media reports that he is in Singapore.

Significantly, earlier the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka had denied the media reports about Gotabaya by issuing a statement. The Indian government categorically denies such baseless and speculative media reports that India facilitated the visit of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the statement said. It is reiterated that India will continue to support the people of Sri Lanka, the High Commission said.

Singapore issued a statement regarding Gotabaya

At the same time, Singapore has issued a statement regarding Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who recently escaped from Sri Lanka. Actually, there was news in the morning that Gotabaya has now reached Singapore after Maldives. It was only after this that there was speculation of him taking asylum in Singapore. Now the Singapore Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in this matter. It said that Rajapaksa is on a private visit to Singapore. Neither they have sought asylum here nor have they been given asylum. Singapore generally does not offer asylum.

Air Force confirms Gotabaya’s escape to Maldives

Sri Lanka’s Air Force has confirmed that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left for Maldives with his wife. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and at the request of the government, the Sri Lankan Air Force provided an aircraft to the President, his wife and two security officials early today to fly to the Maldives, the statement said.

President is exempted from arrest

Actually, the President posted in Sri Lanka is exempted from arrest. In such a situation, it is believed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa wanted to run abroad before resigning. He feared that Gotabaya might be arrested as soon as he resigned. Let us tell you, Gotabaya was to submit his resignation today. Before that he had fled the country. He had announced his resignation in the past after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence. He was blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that has brought the country to its knees.