Most Violent Day In Sri Lanka As The Prime Minister Resigns
Sri Lanka has been in its worst-ever economic crisis for about a month now,??A violent clash happened outside President’s office following the reports that the Prime Minister might resign- Watch full
Sri Lanka has been in its worst-ever economic crisis for about a month now. The county has been experiencing acute shortages of fuel and electricity along with extremely high prices of essential home need products. Thousands of people have been protesting against the ruling government over the economic crisis.
However, the Rajapaksa brothers - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have consistently denied people’s demands for their resignation in between the ongoing crisis in the country. Until today.
??A violent clash happened outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office following the reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa - The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka might resign from his post. The groups which were in favour of the current Sri lankan government attacked the anti-government protesters and more than 150 people were injured in this violence. After the violence outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office, the government imposed a curfew across the country and deployed army troops in the capital. Just after a few hours after the violence, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post on Monday. Sri Lanka's health minister Prof Channa Jayasumana also resigned from his post. Many parts of Sri Lanka experienced violence after groups supporting former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful protesters outside the president’s office following his resignation. The police also fired tear gas to control the protesters. The people turned their aggression on the current government supporters. Their vehicles were stopped and attacked in many towns. In one such incident, MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala’s car was blocked by anti-government protesters. Amarakeerthi opened fire and critically wounded two people. Later one of the victims died of his injuries. The MP fled the scene and took refuge at a nearby building. Thousands of people surrounded the building and then the MP took his own life with his revolver. Additionally, the homes of several ministers and ex-ministers were attacked and set on fire. They also set ablaze Gotabaya brother’s family home in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The situation in the country remained tense as of Monday night, and Sri Lanka on Monday has experienced the most violent day so far according to several media reports.
