Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down next week, an official said, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister’s home to vent their anger over a worsening economic crisis.
Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement on Saturday that Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13.
“The decision to step down on July 13 was taken to ensure a peaceful handover of power,” Abeywardena said.
“I therefore request the public to respect the law and maintain peace.”
The news of president’s decision triggered an eruption of celebratory fireworks in parts of the capital, Colombo.
Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sreelanks, opened their eyes..
I love my mother land 🇱🇰🇱🇰
Africans need to do this too. Enough of dictators and corrupt presidents rolling around in wealth while ordinary people are dying because of lack of access to basic services.
Middle East countries should learn from Sri Lanka .
WITHOUT USA, WEAPONS OR POLITICAL CORRUPTION the job was done.
the oil must flow
Prabakaran the lion of Sri Lanka fought together with the Tamils and sacrificed his life for the Tamils. Gotabaya a chauvinistic Singhales a coward abandoning Singhales. Rajapaksa’s looted Sri Lanka. Today Singhales are paying their price to by electing Hutha Baya’s.🤣😅😂
Im stand for sri lanka 🇮🇩.may your country will be normal. And there is a kind president will lead you
We need this kind of revolution In india too as our country is being looted by Modi and BJP government.
We all wish we could do this to our respective govts massive respect to Sri Lankans
Good 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Monk doing good
Price for srilanka government officials full support for corruption very dangerous country
a long time ago a french lady said if you have no bread eat cake. this is like the french revolution. now sri lanka need young qualified members only. eachj person should be qualified in their field. no film actors no comedians and no priests.
Dear People of Sri Lanka,
A quick and guaranteed solution from Russia. Russia has plenty of petrol, oil and gas. Russia is the only country can help you to resolve the energy needs with an immediate effect. Everyone should contact Putin directly on social media, by embassies, emails, phone calls and a peaceful public rallies all over in Sri Lanka. The entire nation can request President Putin that we do not have dollars to buy petrol, oil and gas. We would greatly appreciate Russia if Russia can kindly supply petrol, oil and gas to Sri Lanka on a loan basis. In return, Sri Lanka would supply fruits, vegetables, fish, other goods and services to Russia on regular basis to pay back all loans in the future. We will not trade Russia’s energy supplies in Sri Lanka on high streets but we would use Russia’s energies between all necessary industries and agriculture for people needs.
I have put it in short but you can write it in your own words. I understand Sri Lanka asked India for energies but India has to buy energies from Russia. China buys energy from Russia too. So Sri Lanka can directly ask Russia. If Putin receive several millions request on social media, and public rallies, Russia will supply energies without payment of dollars on a loan basis for fruits, vegetables, fish, other goods and services in due course. All other solutions including IMF loan will take years and more pain before getting better. IMF solution will only last six months. There is no way Sri Lanka can generate billions of dollars every year to pay for goods and services to foreign companies! Alternatively Sri Lanka can ask India, China or Russia to annex your little island with any of the above three countries. Small countries will always be very vulnerable with the global capitalism and market economy. So joining permanently with India, China or Russia is the best solution for Sri Lanka.
Yes, take on a country with a history of being unable to pay its debts. You just want Sri Lanka as a vassal state.
Revolution to Freedom Sri Lanka 🇱🇰✊
One Day Belarusian⚪🔴⚪ will Revolution to Freedom Against Russian Puppet Lukashenko
This our victory
India sends 44 MTon fertilizer next week to srilanka credit line😭😭
Politicians think that we are laboratory rats. An incompetent pilot should be given a chance to become competent through a simulator, but he should not be allowed to control an airplane with passengers. Another saying comes to mind. You can fool a few for a while, but you can’t fool many for a long time.
Victory to the peaceful struggle 🇱🇰✊
We did it, all together ❤️🇱🇰
Indians always stand with srilankans but srilankan like only chinese🙄
The mills of god grind slow but sure
Srilankan crisis solution:
1. Export large amount of sea foods.
2. Tax free tourism.
3. Increase tax all buying items.
4. Start minning of materials and export.
How? If there do that how to start with.. Who help there and who country to support them to achieve that’s goal your mention it.
thanx mr obvious
Save your mother land from robbers jaye wewa 😅
बर्दाश्त करना सीखो भारतीयों की तरह
Game not over yet Satan family Rajapaksa playing political game with the country.we need international invention
Remove the silver slag,
and the goldsmith will make a precious vessel.
this is people power i”m proud of my Srilanka🥰🥰🥰
Power of people❤️
treat the politicians like tamils and murder them
Now the need to to elect a leader that will have no association with world economic forum. Then only will they have liberty
Just read the comments made by protesters here. See how stupid and immature they are!
Great Flag BTW
Wow
The whole world needs this….all at once.😩
This is not enough for the rulers to destroy a beautiful country like Sri Lanka. May the struggle of love be won. May Mother Sri Lanka win.🇱🇰❤️
Proud of Sri Lanka people bravery and fight for the rights .
this is what needs to happen at washington dc
i love seeing the buddist monks riotting as well i love it love itttttttttttttttttt
As same as ancient times how they lead and protected srilanka.
These bunch of thieves are gone, but don’t forget their lackeys are still there. And Mahindas children are watching and waiting till the coast is Clear to come back into power again. If any fool vote for these thieves again, then the same thing will happen again.
All my blessings to my brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and hope you have a brighter future soon. 1✌
Srilanka revolution 2022
Nigeria follow Suit🙏
Turkey! you are next
what’s next you have to repay loan to chaina and docks also occupied by chaina what s next if your country will be occupied by chaina. Just think for permanent solution ,❤ you Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 from India 🇮🇳.
Setting fire is a conspiracy
LOL Jazeera
thank you sri lanka for showing the way
Ghana needs this
percentage of Sri lankan debit:
West contries: 47%,
Asian development bank: 13%, Japan: 10%,
China: 10%,
World bank: 9%,
India: 2%,
Others 9%.
All the contries should cut or extend the payback for the debits.
Sri lanka need support from the world. The people need help for food and other basic living.
Ask rajapakse to repay since he did corruption
Do you know how much asset he have in the outside country?
Kerala going srilanka way, CAG report, report has stated that the state is going through a severe financial crisis. The public debt has increased by 1.02 percent points to massive unsurmountable debts burrowing under garb of projects from outside country through KIIFB . Center must intervene strongly in Kerala finance,cag says 2000 crores burrowing, monthly govt salaries paid from debts!
How did everyone know when where what time because yall did that Amen
Based
This is only the beginning, people are tired of being controlled by dictators. FREEDOM for those. Good for them ❤️ God bless them
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
Great achievement Sri Lankan people.
God bless you all and the beautiful island
If only this could happen in Mauritius
I fell from my chair lauging when I read that they flashed his underwear found in his bedroom. Had to come and look for the actual clip!! 😂😂😂😂😂
Peace revolution is always become successful. but other revolutions not become successful.
CHINA DEBT and HIGH INTEREST PAYMENTS WIPPED OUT AND BANKRUPTING Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, and African countries.. Yet none is talking about it..
Before CHINA, Sri Lanka was strong economy, going stronger
Thank you al jazeera..❤ 🇱🇰
Iam From Africa but we have same problem in Africa 😭😭😭
Welcome to our …”OOL”….Notice there is no “P’ in it…Please keep it that way….😂😃😅
Merdeka Sri Lanka! Kami bangga jadi orang Sri Lanka! Tanahtumpa darah kuuuu❤️❤️❤️
Jesus is coming back very very soon ! we have heard this our whole lives, but have grown comfortable thinking not in our life time, BUT NOW THIS IS THE REAL DEAL IN 3D SURROUND SOUND! WAITTING TO HEAR THE SOFAR TRUMPET ANY MINUTE NOW🎺🕊️✝️ 🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️✝️🎺🕊️EXCEPT JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH AS LORD AND SAVIOR AND CONFESS HE ROSE TO LIFE ON THE 3RD DAY !
Sharing to everyone of Jesus Christ return. He is coming back. We are spiritually saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
SIE HABEN IHR ÜBEL BESEITIGT
SIE HABEN ZUSAMMEN GEHALTEN UND GEWONNEN
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO 👋👋👭👭👭👬👭👭👭👬👭👭💥💯
WARUM VERSTECKT ER SICH JETZT
HAT ER ANGST ODER DIE HOSEN VOLL
Das Volk hat vollkommen recht
Next country
Algeria
Salute from Malaysia. NAJIB ROSMAH ZAHID should learn from this.
Yea!!! power to the people…Loser president….
makes me sick how the president screwed these people 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮
please do not let evil, vile, Guuujuu Ratis inside Srilanka, they will ruin Srilanaka, just like India
all Buddhist countries around the world should come and help Sri Lanka. It’s time to help your fellow Buddhist.
🙏🏽
Sri Lanka spokesman of the Parliament is a big lier and corrupt government. We dont trust spokesman word at all. He is playing a game with Rajapaksha corrupt government. We dont want anymore Rajapaksha corrupt government.
Looting , killing Tamil was fun for them … Lol karma is a boomerang . Too much fun 😂🤣😂🤣🤣
Many leaders across the globe must have been feeling insecure.
Pakistanis should learn something from Srilankan people because we have now thieves and Moldle Town Lahore murderers government.
Failed state srilanka
The only fact that they haven’t mentioned in any media…. This protest has lasted 92 days which mean most people have left their home and slept in the road for 92 days where this protest was held and many rich people and Many associations sponsored camping tents…. And there were medical tents too….
இலங்கை ஆட்சியாளர்கள் விஜய நகர பேரரசின் வடுக ர்கள்.ஜ.தே.க மற்றும் சுதந்திர கடசியும் உறவினர்கள். ஆழமான உண்மை. மதுரையை கைப்பற்றிய இவர்கள் பிறகு கண்டி சிங்கள அரசைக் கைப்பற்றி கடைசி 4 மன்னர்கள் இவர்கள். மதுரை நாயக்க அரச குடும்பங்களில் கொள்வினை கொடுப்பினை வைத்திருந்தனர் பின்னர் பவுத்தம் தழுவி சிங்களம் பேசி தென்னிலங்கை சிங்களரிடையே தலைமைத்துவம் பெற்றனர்.இன்று புத்த பிக்குகளில் 86 % வடுகர்கள்.
தென்னிலங்கை சிங்களர்கள் ஆதியில் புத்தம் தழுவிய தமிழர்கள். சிங்களம் மகாயான போதிசத்துவ பிராமணர்களால் தமிழுடன் பாலி மொழி கலந்து உருவாக்கபட்டது அல்லது வடுகர்களால் தெலுங்கு கலந்து உருவாக்கப்பட்டது என்ற 2 கருது கோள்கள் உள்ளது. கரவா.கரையா. மாகோன் பரம்பரை உட்பட 78% சிங்களர் தமிழர் மரபினர். ரதால,மகா நாயக்க,மகா முதலி உட்பட 22% சிங்களர் விஜய நகர வடுகர்கள். இதை தமிழ்ச் சிங்களர்களுக்கு உணர்த்தி விட்டால் வடக்கு கிழக்குதமிழர்களுக்கு, மலையகத்தமிழர்க்கு, தமிழ் இசுலாமியர்க்கு அதை விட பெரிய பாதுகாப்பு ஒன்றும் கிடையாது. சிங்களம் தோன்றி 500 ஆண்டுகள் தான் ஆகின்றன என்பார் உள்ளனர இதை உறுதிப்படுத்துக. தமிழ் இலக்கியம் இவர்களை ஆறலைக்கள்வர் என்றும் கத நாய் வடுகர் என்றும் கூறும். மொரியப்படையை இவர்கள்தமிழகம் அழைத்து வந்ததை “முரண் மிகு வடுகர் முன்னுர வம்ப மோரியர்… என தமிழ் இலக்கியம் கூறும். 🙏
If few hundred thousand people on street can immediately grab power, then why were the LTTE firing and bombing for years
I bet a little kid probably could do a better job then the President.. Key to being a good leader, “SHARE”.. That the first thing little kids learn to share, to give..
Excellent journée excellent 👌 WE LOVE ❤️ GUYS KEEP GOING ON GOD IS WITH YOU STILL WITH YOU ALWAYS WITH YOU AND STAY WITH YOU DAY AND NIGHT AMEN 🙏🏼
Amid economic crisis, Sri Lanka will launch rocket to Mars.
Ya allah… please do the same judgement to indian prime minister modi…
I wish all police men does like these police of Sri lank no tear gas no gun shooting
The same thing need to happen in the United States too much corruption greed money Grabbers sick politicians for money from lobbyist!
The world people can help Sri Lanka pay their debt it is only $7 billion and let them start afresh some economists should look into that God bless
it was around 38 billion I think , they need to pay 7 billion this yr or something like that
Please please help Qatar
rajapaksa in my language means
“forced king” lol the irony
Powerful peoples power
I am srilanka
Oh no…
I hope this shall be a lesson to other corrupt tyrannical leaders across the world?
India should take lesson from this…
We are a powerful nation and strong people🇱🇰🦾🤟❤️
The Illuminati’s New World Order is the largest government in the world. They made covid in a laboratory and released it in China. Then blocked doctors worldwide from prescribing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Scamdemic, their goal was to murder and bankrupt the common man. A high percentage of politicians worldwide are members of The Illuminati.
👏👏👏👏💓💕💓👍👍👍👍
This revolution is just reminding of the Bolshevik Revolution storming the winter palace these are great sights of human rights to economy what a revolution.
Very good sri lanka peace and love the 🇵🇪 peruvian
I respect these people, if it’s my country they will be throwing stones and stealing bedsheets
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