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HOLDING ON TIGHT This June 11, 2022 file photo shows then-Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during an interview with The Associated Press (AP) in Colombo. AP PHOTO
HOLDING ON TIGHT This June 11, 2022 file photo shows then-Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during an interview with The Associated Press (AP) in Colombo. AP PHOTO

COLOMBO: Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency on Monday, a move that gave him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the South Asian country's lawmakers are set to elect a new president.

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