Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers resigned on Sunday amid mounting public anger at the government over the economic crisis in the country. All ministers except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa signed a letter declaring his resignation, paving the way for the formation of a new cabinet. The letter was sent to the prime minister, who will then deliver it to his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The mass resignation came less than an hour after Namal Rajapaksa, the country’s sports minister and son of Prime Minister Rajapaksa, resigned from all of his posts. portfolio he said in his tweet: “I have informed the sec. to the president of my resignation from all portfolios with immediate effect, in the hope that he can help the decision of HE and PM to establish stability for the people and government of #LKA. I remain committed to my voters, my party and the people of #Hambanthota.” Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal followed suit, submitting his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday morning. He tweeted: “In the context of the resignation of all cabinet ministers, today I handed in my resignation as Governor, to HE President Gotabaya Rajapaksa #SriLanka #GoSL.” The president on Saturday announced a 36-hour curfew, exercising the powers vested in him under Section 16 of the Public Safety Ordinance (Chapter 40). This was announced ahead of planned mass anti-government protests against worsening food, fuel and medicine shortages. The announcement came a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a “state of emergency,” effectively granting sweeping powers to executive authorities “in the interests of public safety, the protection of public order, and the maintenance of supplies and services.” essential to the life of the community. According to internet watchdog NetBlocks, the imposition of the emergency was followed by a nationwide social media lockdown, which restricted access to platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and Instagram.