Video footage taken at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Sri Lanka showed the official residence has been turned into a “tourist spot”, a day after protesters stormed the building on Saturday. see here
Demonstrators protest inside Rashtrapati Bhavan after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 9, 2022. (Reuters photo)
A day after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday, a ground report from the Rashtrapati Bhavan suggests it has become a “tourist destination”. People can be seen walking around the campus as they await the official news of the President’s resignation.
Food and water are being provided to the people gathered at the spot. Once the safest place in the country, the structure has now become a tourist destination. Placards with “Gota go home” can be seen lying around as protesters refuse to go until the president resigns.
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The president fled his official residence on Saturday, before thousands of protesters broke police barricades and stormed the compound. Protesters across the country are demanding the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the unprecedented economic crisis.
Later, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abhayawardene announced that Gotabaya would resign from the presidency on 13 July.
before, videos surfaced Protesters took a dip in the swimming pool, worked out at the Presidential Gym and ate in the President’s Kitchen.
Ranil Wickremesinghe also announced that he is stepping down as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. PM Ranil Wickremesinghe tweeted, “I accept the best recommendation of party leaders today to make way for an all-party government to ensure continuity of government including the safety of all citizens. To facilitate this, I am the Prime Minister.” Will resign as minister.” on Saturday.
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