• Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over the crisis in Sri Lanka

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    Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over the crisis in Sri Lanka

    In Sri Lanka, there are over 22 million people who are suffering from a severe foreign exchange crisis that has restricted the importation of goods including fuel, food, and medicine. In June, the country's inflation rate was 54.6 percent, and experts predict that it will soon reach 70 percent.

    Digital Desk: Sonia Gandhi, the
    President of the Congress, expressed alarm over the changing political climate
    in Sri Lanka on Sunday. According to her, the island nation's residents have
    been forced to take to the streets due to economic hardships such as inflation,
    a lack of food and other necessities, and a shortage of fuel.



    "The
    Indian National Congress has been monitoring the changing political climate in
    Sri Lanka with alarm. The people there are experiencing extreme hardship and
    anguish as a result of the economic difficulties, rising costs, and shortages
    of food, fuel, and other necessities, according to a statement from the head of Congress.



    In
    Sri Lanka, there are over 22 million people who are suffering from a severe
    foreign exchange crisis that has restricted the importation of goods including
    fuel, food, and medicine. In June, the country's inflation rate was 54.6
    percent, and experts predict that it will soon reach 70 percent.



    On
    July 9, tens of thousands of protesters who were calling for the resignation of
    Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa broke over security barriers and
    entered his official mansion. According to reports, the leader has left the
    property, and Rajapaksa's secretary Gamini Senarath claimed to be unsure of his
    location. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the prime minister of Sri Lanka, declared he
    would resign once a new administration had been chosen.



    The
    president of the Congress party wished that the Indian government would keep
    helping the Sri Lankan people and administration. In this time of great crisis,
    the Congress party expresses its solidarity with Sri Lanka and its people and
    expresses its hope that they will be able to overcome it, the statement
    continued.



    Sonia
    Gandhi pleaded with the international community to offer Sri Lanka all the help
    and support possible.