The resignations were in response to a hunger strike by a Buddhist monk who said he would fast until he died unless one of the ministers, as well as two Muslim governors, were removed from office.
Author: DHARISHA BASTIANS and MUJIB MASHAL
Sri Lanka Declares Curfew After Mobs Target Muslims
The island nation has been on alert for retaliatory violence directed at the minority Muslim population after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.