COLOMBO, May 10 Fresh protests erupted in Sri Lanka’s capital today, defying a government curfew after five people died in the worst violence in weeks of demonstrations over a dire economic crisis. Demonstrators showed no sign they would back down, even after scores were injured when.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Tuesday said that India is fully supportive of Sri Lanka’s democracy, stability and economic recovery.
The son of Sri Lanka's ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Tuesday that Rajapaksha will not flee the country after violence erupted following his resignation.
Sri Lanka's PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit on Monday amidst the country's worst economic crisis in history. But protesters said they also wanted his brother, President Gotabaya, to stand down.
As per a report by the Colombo Gazette, helicopters were spotted leaving the capital city of Colombo with VVIPS on board. The VVIPs were speculated to be members of the Rajapaksa family.