Tag: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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The masses Tsunami in Sri Lanka – By Owei Lakemfa
Tidal waves of humanity are sweeping through Sri Lanka. The masses Tsunami is sweeping away anything in its path. Public buildings, including the Presidency and Prime Minister’s, have been submerged or burnt. The long-time politicians who for decades have manipulated the masses using all sorts of divides, especially ethnicity, are begging the people for a…
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Sri Lankan President fails to submit resignation letter
Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has failed to submit his promised resignation letter to the speaker of parliament. Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced that he had still not received a letter of resignation from Rajapaksa on Thursday, in spite of having received assurances it would reach him by Wednesday night. According to police, there were…
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Sri Lanka’s President to resign after being chased from presidential villa
Protestors demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gather inside the compound of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Palace in Colombo on July 9, 2022. (Photo by AFP) Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced his resignation on Saturday, hours after a crowd of angry protesters chased him from his residence, as months of frustration brought…