Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa says that politically driven delays in development projects in Sri Lanka resulted in an energy crisis that ultimately led to the country's worst financial crisis.

Speaking during a special address themed "The South Asian Platter: Menu for Growth" at the 'Rising Bharat' Summit held in India today (April 8), Rajapaksa stressed that development efforts must be carried out without delay, highlighting the importance of acting when the moment demands it.

"We must implement and execute what has to be done at that given time."

"What we saw in the past couple of years-because we purely ignored certain development projects based on political reasons-for...