COLOMBO, May 1 — Thousands of supporters of Sri Lankan opposition parties rallied today in the commercial capital Colombo as a weeks-long political and economic crisis showed no sign of abating.
Dwindling foreign currency reserves have left the island nation of 22 million people struggling to pay for fuel, food and medicine imports and brought thousands onto the streets in daily protests that have occasionally turned violent. Many carried Sri Lankan flags and wore headbands reading “Gota Go Home”, one of the main rallying cries of the protests.
He and his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, have both refused to resign, instead calling for a unity government led by the president - an offer the opposition rejects.
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