COLOMBO: Boos and heckles greeted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday on his first public outing since nationwide protests erupted demanding his ruling family resign over the worsening economic crisis.
But dozens of people carried hand-written placards and chanted slogans demanding that"thieves" be banned from the sacred city, 200km north of Colombo.Heavily armed Special Task Force commandos were deployed while police moved to clear the road for Rajapaksa's convoy of six vehicles.Several major roads in the country are blocked by people protesting the lack of cooking gas, petrol and diesel.
The defence ministry said in a statement on Sunday that anti-government demonstrators were behaving in a"provocative and threatening manner" and disrupting essential services. "We also want the government to lift the emergency because it is not a solution," Kumudesh said in a statement."What we want is for the president and his family to go."
Another report said the premier's wife Shiranthi had visited a Hindu temple seeking divine help for her family's bid to remain in power.
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