In Sri Lanka, which is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis, Gotabaya Rajapakse, who was the president due to the outbreak of popular protests, fled the country and took refuge in Singapore. Following this, he resigned from his post.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was the interim president after that, has been selected as the new president of the country according to the parliamentary vote. In this situation, it is said that the Indian government has interfered in the Sri Lankan presidential election. After this created a stir in the bilateral relations, now the Indian Embassy is giving an explanation in this regard.
Regarding this, the Indian Embassy said on its Twitter page, “The allegation that India interfered in the Sri Lankan presidential election issue is baseless. And this is reported based on speculation. We categorically deny this media report. All news related to this is fictitious. We reiterate that we do not interfere in the internal affairs of another country, in the democratic process,” it said.