The situation in Sri Lanka is getting out of control. Yes, even after the resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa here yesterday, the anger of the people has not diminished and now the angry crowd has become more violent. Yes, a mob here set fire to the houses of former minister Johnson Fernando and MP Sanath Nishant in the Mount Lavinia area on Monday. Despite the curfew imposed here, thousands of crowds are protesting against the government on the streets of Colombo. Let me tell you all that the angry mob is targeting the supporters of Mahinda Rajapaksa one by one. At the same time, there is a piece of news among all this that the angry mob has also set fire to the house of Kurunagala Mayor Tushara Sanjeev.

A vehicle inside the Temple Trees compound has been set on fire. Some protestors here say that a truck was set alight by persons inside the compound #SriLanka #lka pic.twitter.com/gTh0k6HLGO

— Kalani Kumarasinghe (@KalaniWrites) May 9, 2022

In fact, it is being said that after the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa, pro-government and anti-government groups have clashed. According to the information received recently, three people, including an MP, have been killed in the violence while more than 150 people have been injured. You all must have known that on Monday itself, Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post after a lot of pressure. Earlier on Sunday, there was a crucial meeting on the political crisis in the country in which Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign. Yes, at the same time, you will also know that Sri Lanka has been suffering from a terrible recession for more than a month now.

Yes, at this time, the prices of food items in the country are skyrocketing. At the same time, the government's foreign revenue has been exhausted and it is proving to be failing to handle the economy. With this, all the ministers of the government have resigned from their posts. People are protesting against the government on the streets. At present, despite the imposition of an emergency in the country, people are protesting against the government. In fact, almost all the trade and trade unions of the country have gone on strike demanding the resignation of the President and the Prime Minister.

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