{"id":76756,"date":"2022-04-01T01:08:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T05:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=76756"},"modified":"2022-04-01T22:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T02:18:23","slug":"hundreds-of-angry-proteters-launch-gitation-outside-president-gotabaya-rajapaksas-private-residence-at-mirihana-chanting-gota-home-riot-police-deployed-to-disperse-the-crowd-fires-tear-gs-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=76756","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Angry Protesters Launch Agitation Outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Private Residence at Mirihana Chanting “Gota Go Home”; Riot Police Deployed to Disperse the Crowd , Fires Tear Gas and Uses Water Cannon but Demonstrators Hold their Ground Demanding the Govt to Step Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meera Srinivasan <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hundreds of angry protestors gathered outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s private residence in Colombo late on Thursday night, after the island experienced a 13-hour-long power cut amid Sri Lanka\u2019s Hundredsworsening economic meltdown.<\/p>\n

Riot police were swiftly deployed to the spot. They used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, but those agitating endured at the spot, chanting \u201cGota go home\u201d in Sinhala. Many were holding posters with anti-government slogans, and demanded that the government step down immediately, having \u201cmishandled\u201d the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

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Over the last few weeks, Sri Lanka has witnessed a severe crisis unfold rapidly. Acute shortages of food, fuel and cooking gas and sky rocketing costs have led to a growing public resentment. Triggered by a long-brewing Balance of Payments problem, that heightened after the pandemic and led to a dollar crunch late last year, the crisis swiftly escalated from the beginning of this year, hitting Sri Lankans hard.<\/p>\n

While the political opposition has held massive demonstrations, citizens\u2019 groups have independently been organising daily and weekly protests at different localities, asking the government to step down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am well aware of the difficulties faced by the people,\u201d President Rajapaksa said in a televised address on March 16, vowing to take \u201ctough decisions\u201d to find solutions. However, he faces widespread criticism over \u201cmismanagement\u201d.<\/p>\n

The series of protests held recently has remained largely peaceful until Thursday, when hundreds of men and women took their anger to the President\u2019s doorstep.<\/p>\n

The current crisis has emerged as the ruling administration\u2019s biggest political challenge yet, after President Rajapaksa\u2019s thumping poll victory in 2019, and his party\u2019s subsequent big win in the 2020 general elections.
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\nCourtesy:The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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by Meera Srinivasan Hundreds of angry protestors gathered outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s private residence in Colombo late on Thursday night, after the island experienced a 13-hour-long power cut amid Sri Lanka\u2019s Hundredsworsening economic meltdown. Riot police were swiftly deployed to the spot. They used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, but those …<\/p>\n

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