Afterwards, the men dismantled the protesters’ tents and told them to return home. Addressing some 3,000 people outside his house, Rajapaksa asked them to protect the interests of the country. Thousands of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s supporters were reportedly bused from rural areas to locations near his office. According to the AFP news agency, Rajapaksa supporters attacked protesters outside the president’s office. Authorities say the army was called in to help the police. At least 78 protesters were hospitalized in the clashes. A nationwide curfew was subsequently imposed. Police fired tear gas grenades and an immediate curfew was imposed in Colombo. On Monday, protesters in Colombo were attacked with sticks by Rajapaksa supporters. The Prime Minister’s resignation means that the current cabinet has been dissolved. The largest opposition political party in the island nation of Sri Lanka has said it will not be part of any government that includes members of the Rajapaksa family. The letter said, “I am resigning immediately so that you can establish an all-party government in the country and lead the country out of the current economic crisis.” Now it will be possible to form a new unity government in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is burningĪ spokesman for Mahendra Rajapaksa said the 76-year-old prime minister had submitted his resignation in writing to his younger brother and President Gotabaya Raja Pakse. Protests have been going on across the country for several weeks. The crisis is described as the worst since Sri Lanka’s independence. The country is short of food, fuel and medicine.
Sri Lanka has been suffering from a serious economic crisis for months.
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