Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa Flees After Protesters Enter Residence (Video)

Sri Lankan tvreports say that Sri Lankan protesters demanding President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa resign barged into his official residence and nearby office, as thousands of people demonstrate in the Capital

Protesters in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo have entered the residence of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, NDTV reports. Rajapaksa fled after the protesters surrounded his home. Demonstrations across the country led to an imposed curfew as the economic crisis continues.

#SriLankaCrisis

Protests in #SriLanka were an after-effect of a severe foreign exchange shortage that has limited essential imports of fuel, food and medicine, plunging it into the worst financial turmoil in seven decades.

Listen in to @priyanktripathi & journalist Padma Rao. pic.twitter.com/6yaAHlWdg0
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 9, 2022

Protesters broke police barriers blocking the President's House where Rajapaksa has been housed since late March when the island-wide protests raged calling for his resignation#SriLankaCrisis #GotabayaRajapaksa @Akshayanath @snehamordani pic.twitter.com/ZNOnbsqCyH
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) July 9, 2022

#SriLankaCrisis

Amid the ongoing protests in #SriLanka 33 people have been injured among which 2 are critical. The police lobbed tear gas shells on the people.

Senior journalist Padma Rao shares her perspective.

Srinjoy, @priyanktripathi join with more details.@RichaSharmaB pic.twitter.com/I2jCMzuLqT
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 9, 2022

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