Sri Lankans residing in the Maldives have launched a protest against the arrival of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the country.
Video footage shared by a social media user shows Sri Lankans staging a protest in the Maldives’ capital, Male.
The protesters are seen holding the Sri Lankan national flag and placards with anti-government slogans.
They are currently demanding that Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is currently at a resort in the Maldives, be sent back to Sri Lanka.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is reported to have fled to the Maldives with his family early this morning, despite stating that he will announce his resignation today.
The public in Sri Lanka has been calling for the President’s resignation over the current economic crisis.
Apart from leaving the country without tendering his resignation, he has also appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Acting President at present.
Meanwhile, the Maldives media reports that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to leave for either Singapore or Dubai, UAE from the Maldives later today. (NewsWire)
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