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Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country.
Protesters surrounded the Sri Lankan PM’s office, demanding he and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign amid the economic meltdown. “We want everything that was taken away from us. Need our money back,” one protester said.
'We apologise for any inconvenience and will reschedule all canceled appointments'
The US Embassy in Colombo on Wednesday cancelled its consular services as a precaution for the next two days, amidst the deepening political turmoil and economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
“The demand of the Janatha Aragalaya has consistently been for the formation of an all-party government, after the resignation of the President and Prime Minister, which should focus on providing economic relief to the people and to enacting a new constitution that abolishes the presidential system of government.”