Pic courtesy Getty Images
Colombo: Having stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence and office earlier in the day, angry protesters set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private house on fire in Colombo on Saturday evening.
The incident took place hours after Wickremesinghe said he would resign following the demand of party leaders in Parliament that both he and the President must step down.
The evening mayhem was apparently triggered by journalists being attacked by security forces of Wickremesinghe. According to local media reports, a cameraman and two correspondents were assaulted by security officials outside the PM’s residence.
Though the PM expressed regrets over the attack on journalists, an angry mob marched towards Ranil’s private home, barged in and set it on fire.
Bhubaneswar: A R Rahman's wife Saira Banu on Tuesday announced separation from her Oscar-winning music…
Bhubaneswar: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch four rockets, including its massive Starship Super…
Balangir: An additional tehsildar was allegedly manhandled by some local people in protest against delay…
Bhubaneswar: Just over a fortnight after the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) announced ticket prices for the…
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan took to social media on Tuesday evening to announce his son…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Minister of Housing and Urban Development Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Tuesday distributed the…
New Delhi: Air India is going through a rough time. After passengers complained of being…
Hyderabad: After the Telangana government issued a notice to Punjabi rapper Diljit Dosanjh prohibiting him…