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Basil Rajapaksa, the president’s brother and former finance minister, resigned from parliament on Thursday, becoming the second member of the powerful family to leave government amid a severe economic crisis.
“I will not be engaged in any official action as of today,” Rajapaksa told reporters. “But I cannot and will not resign from politics.”
Mahinda Rajapaksa, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s elder brother, resigned as prime minister last month after months of protests against the economic crisis turned fatal.
Mahinda continues to serve in parliament.