Sri Lanka president's brother quits as PM in escalating economic crisis

Sri Lankan authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide curfew and Army troops were deployed in the capital

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday offered his resignation amid the island nation's worst economic crisis since independence that has led to widespread protests, a government official said.

"The prime minister has sent his letter of resignation to the president," the official said, declining to be named, said Reuters. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the prime minister's younger brother. At least two Cabinet ministers have also announced their resignations, PTI reported.

The resignation paves the way for the president to put opposition members in key government roles, one solution he’s proposed to end the crisis. But it’s unclear if