Ex-Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, family flee to naval base, protests erupt: Report - The Indian Express

Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, resigned as prime minister on Monday amid unprecedented economic turmoil, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters.

A protest began in front of Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Naval Base on Tuesday after reports emerged that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members were there after leaving th… [+1862 chars]

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