COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offered on Wednesday to meet with protesters occupying the entrance to the president's office, saying he would listen to their ideas for resolving the economic, social and political crisis facing the country.
The protesters camped out for a fifth day demanding the resignation of the prime minister's brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, holding him responsible for the country's worst economic situation in decades. They also are calling for his powerful family to leave power, accusing them of corruption and misrule.
Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, center, leaves with his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, after being sworn in as the prime minister at Kelaniya Royal Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 9, 2020. Sri Lanka’s president has revoked a days-old state of emergency after huge public protests demanded he resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. AP File Photo
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