evidence: Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka's two main opposition parties, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) have rejected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to form an all-party interim government, said Sajith Premdasa, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Sri Lankan Parliament on Monday adding that the President should resign. While speaking to ANI, Sajith confirmed that the two main opposition parties SJB and JVP refrained from giving their support to the President. He also called for his resignation amid the deepening economic crisis in the island nation. Following the mass resignation of his Cabinet Ministers, President Rajapaksa on Monday named at least four Ministers, to maintain legitimacy and stability of Parliament and other functions of the country until a full Cabinet is appointed, even as he asked opposition members to join a unity government in the face of protests against an economic crisis. [...] The President has already requested all political parties representing in Parliament to contribute to find a solution to the national crisis in the country. A permanent cabinet will be appointed after discussions with the political parties, the Colombo Post added further.