The Protest at President Rajapaksa's Home (31 March 2022)
A crowd of people who were protesting on Sri Lankan economic crisis stormed the home of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the evening of 31 March 20.
The Protest at President Rajapaksa's Home (31 March 2022)
A crowd of hundreds of people who were protesting against the government’s handling of the nation’s deepening economic crisis stormed the area vicinity of the home of Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the evening of 31 March 2022. The people demanded for Rajapaksa and the entire cabinet to resign over their unsuccessful handling of the crisis. This was the first major public gathering against the rule of the Rajapaksa government without the direct involvement of any political party. Sri Lanka economic crisis The economy of Sri Lanka deteriorated gradually since the Rajapaksa family got power over the island in 2019. The 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack on several hotels ( Shangri-La Hotel , The Kingsbury , Cinnamon Grand) and churches ( St. Anthony's Church , St. Sebastian's Church, Batticaloa Zion Church), and the Covid-19 pandemic in the next years badly affected the economy of the country. This was further fueled by the foreign debt borrowed heavily on projects that don’t e…
