Colombo : Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence in the town of Kurunegala in the North-Western Province was torched, hours after the island nation of Sri Lanka was set on fire, with the homes of several Sri Lankan cabinet ministers set on fire. tendered his resignation President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Here are ten big updates on the Sri Lankan crisis
-Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse He resigned on Monday, as the country grapples with intense civil strife in the midst of a severe economic crisis. Hours after an angry mob torched his family’s home.
-law maker Amarkirthi Athukorla Two men from the ruling party killed a 27-year-old man and then took their own lives after being surrounded by a crowd of anti-government protesters outside Colombo, police said.
Another ruling party politician, who did not wish to be named, opened fire on anti-government protesters in the southern city of Virketia, killing two and injuring five, according to police.
-Sri Lankan Police have confirmed that so far five people have been killed and hundreds injured in the escalating violence in the country
Earlier today, anti-government protesters torched the official residences of Sri Lanka’s Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and MPs Sanath Nishant, Ramesh Pathirana, Mahipal Herath, Thisa Kuttiarachi and Nimal Lanja.
A large number of protesters, including the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF), took to the streets and attacked the MPs of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. According to the Daily Mirror report, some offices of Sri Lanka’s Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) were also set on fire.
The biggest clash started this morning when the supporters of the Rajapaksa family created a ruckus. Loyalists attacked unarmed protesters outside the presidential office in Colombo on April 9.
Police fired tear gas and water cannons and announced an immediate curfew in Colombo, which was later extended to the country of 22 million people and the army was deployed to defuse the situation.
The Sri Lankan cabinet is now dissolved. The largest opposition party has refused to join any government led by a member of the Rajapaksa clan.
Sri Lanka has faced months of blackouts and severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence. This sparked massive peaceful demonstrations against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as well as his brother Prime Minister.