More than 100 protests against the Rajapaksa political family have broken out across the nation
A woman attends a protest to demand Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign after his government lost its majority in the parliament, amid the country’s economic crisis, near a road leading to the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 5 2022. Picture: REUTERS/DINUKA LIYANAWATTE
From beachside towns in the south to the Tamil-speaking north, more than 100 demonstrations have broken out across the island nation since last week, according to the WatchDog research collective. The president's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the crisis and on calls for him to resign.
The US has accused both sides of war crimes during the conflict, and Gotabaya faced civil prosecution for alleged wartime atrocities. He has maintained his innocence, and the case was dismissed due to political immunity. Some critics say that frailty was compounded when Gotabaya enacted deep tax cuts soon after taking office, only for the Covid-19 pandemic to further decimate the tourism-reliant economy.
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