Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Updates: In the latest development, angry mob marched towards the private residence of Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesingh amid raging economic crisis in the island nation and set the residence on fire. Police used tear gas to disperse the mob. Watch these exclusive visuals from Colombo to know more:
Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned as the Prime Minister Of Sri Lanka. Earlier on Saturday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he was willing to resign to make way for a new unity government after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence when it was mobbed by protesters. “To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all citizens I accept the best recommendation of the Party Leaders today, to make way for an All-Party Government. To facilitate this I will resign as Prime Minister,” he wrote on Twitter.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled his home as protesters surrounded and stormed his residence on Saturday, citing a defence source and local media.
Thousands of protesters clashed with the police and breached barricades to storm the president’s official residence in the capital city of Colombo. Sources told that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was removed from the official premises on Friday for his safety ahead of the planned rally over the weekend.
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