Sri Lanka is in the midst of an unprecedented political and economic turmoil and the once-all-powerful Rajapaksa dynasty now finds itself the target of a wave of anger that has swept through the island nation. Both President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have offered to resign after protesters stormed homes over the weekend. The country is facing an ever-increasing foreign exchange crisis, as it basically ran out of money to buy essential items like food, fuel and medicines. Rajapaksa led a government that was clearly majoritarian and the country’s minorities bore the brunt. What are the lessons from the crisis in Sri Lanka for other majority governments?