Sri Lanka ex-president rushed to ICU after arrest

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Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was hospitalised on Saturday (Aug 23), a day after his arrest over allegations of misusing public funds while in office.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Sri Lanka's former president, Ranil Vikramasinghe, was hospitalized on Saturday, a day after his

00:08arrest over allegations of misusing public funds while in office.

00:12The 76-year-old, who led the country during its worst economic crisis, was arrested and

00:17taken into custody on Friday.

00:19On Saturday, he was admitted to the emergency care unit of Colombo National Hospital with

00:24complications related to dehydration, diabetes and high blood pressure.

00:29He was later transferred to the intensive care unit, where his condition was reported as

00:34stable.

00:35Vikramasinghe, a six-time prime minister who lost the presidency last year, had been investigated

00:40over a visit he made to Britain to attend a special graduation lunch, to celebrate his

00:45wife's honorary professorship at a university there.

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