Several hundred protesters defied a nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka to chant slogans against the government, a day after violent clashes saw the resignation of the prime minister.
“There will be more people joining us. How long are they going to rule a country under curfew?” he asked.
The ambush by the supporters triggered immediate anger and chaos, as people started attacking ruling party politicians. More than a dozen houses belonging to ruling party leaders were vandalized and set ablaze. Protester Charith Janapriya said, “If they thought they can stop a huge peoples’ struggle by destroying our tents, I think they got their answer last night itself.”
The South Asian island nation has been seething for more than a month, as protests have spread from the capital to the countryside. It has drawn people from across ethnicities, religions and classes and has even seen a marked revolt from some Rajapaksa supporters, many of whom have spent weeks calling for the two brothers to quit.
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