Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya on Tuesday met Malayalam actor Mammootty who’s in Lanka to shoot a movie. The Sri Lankan celebrity shared a submit with the film legend, captioned, “It was an honour to meet Senior Malayalam actor @mammukka. Sir you are a true super star. Thank you for coming to Sri Lanka. I would like to invite all Indian stars & friends to #VisitSriLanka to enjoy our country.”
Within the submit, Jayasuria, who was not too long ago appointed his nation’s tourism model ambassador, urged Indian stars and mates to go to Sri Lanka which has been reeling beneath an unprecedented financial disaster. The Indian Ocean island’s debt-laden financial system collapsed after it ran out of cash to pay for meals, gas and drugs — sparking months of protests. The federal government owes $51 billion (€50 billion) and is struggling to make curiosity funds on these loans, not to mention pay down the principal.
Not too long ago, the Australia males’s cricket group gamers who had visited Sri Lanka for 3 T20Is, 5 ODIs and a couple of Assessments, donated their prize cash from their tour of the island nation to assist the locals in want, Cricket Australia had said.
It was an honour to fulfill Senior Malayalam actor @mammukka . Sir you’re a true tremendous star. Thanks for coming to Sri Lanka. I wish to invite all Indian stars & mates to #VisitSriLanka to take pleasure in our nation pic.twitter.com/7PHX2kakH8
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@Sanath07) August 16, 2022
“Our Aussie men have donated their prize money from the recent tour of Sri Lanka to support children and families impacted by the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades,” CA wrote on their official Twitter deal with.
“The donation will go towards @unicefaustralia‘s programs to support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education and mental health services,” learn a follow-up tweet.
The donation was led by Australian Take a look at captain Pat Cummins, a UNICEF Australia ambassador, and Aaron Finch, who’s the nationwide group captain in ODIs and T20Is. A complete of 45,000 Australia {dollars} (25,36,294 lakhs in INR) was donated by the group.
The cricket came about amidst the inner turmoil within the nation owing to the grim monetary scenario and protests demanding the resignation of the then President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka will subsequent play within the Asia Cup, adopted by the T20 World Cup in October.
