Economic crisis in Sri Lanka: Former cricketer Jayasuriya told India elder brother, said- we are grateful to PM Modi

Former Sri Lankan cricket team captain Sanath Jayasuriya has expressed concern about the current situation in his country. Jayasuriya has supported the people who are raising their voices against the government regarding the serious economic crisis in Sri Lanka. He described the situation in the country as "unfortunate".

Big brother told India

The former cricketer has described India as his elder brother. He said that as a neighbor and elder brother of our country, India has always helped us. We are grateful to the Government of India and PM Modi. For us, it is not easy to survive because of the current scenario. We hope to come out of this with the help of India and other countries.

Talking to news agency ANI, Jayasuriya said that the people of the country have been going through this situation for many months. Jayasuriya said, “It is unfortunate that people are going through this situation. They cannot survive like this and have started protesting. There is a shortage of gas and there is no power supply for hours.

He further said that people have now started protesting against the Sri Lankan government. They are showing the government that they are suffering. It is the responsibility of the present government. If the situation is not corrected, it will turn into a disaster.

real people protesting

The former cricketer has appealed to the people to protest peacefully. He also said that the protestors are real people, they are telling the government that they are victims.

Government responsible for the economic crisis

Jayasuriya blamed the current government for the economic crisis in the country. He said that at present this responsibility rests with the government. The people of Sri Lanka had a lot of faith and belief. The present government has done has not done well in the last three to four months. Unfortunately, all these people are blaming the present government.

He said that the people of Sri Lanka are facing trouble in getting essential commodities for daily use. We don't want to see these things happen. There are long lines of 3-4 km for diesel, gas, and milk powder. This is sad.

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