– Incumbent Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe convenes an emergency meeting of party leaders to bring the situation under control.
Colombo, Ta. 09 July 2022, Saturday
The situation in Sri Lanka, which is facing an economic crisis, has worsened. There is a lot of anger among the people against the government and thousands of protesters have taken to the streets. Then a video of the protesters going viral on social media in which they are having fun in the swimming pool at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Protesters stormed the Rashtrapati Bhavan today and President Gotbaya Rajapaksa fled the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Earlier on May 11, former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned. They fled with their families to escape the arsonist and violent protesters.
In the midst of all this, the current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe called an emergency meeting of party leaders to bring the situation under control. He also appealed to the Speaker to convene a session of Parliament.