Sri Lankans trigger mass revolution over collapse of economy
President and Prime Minister forced to resign
Protesters occupy official residences of President, Prime Minister
Sri Lanka, the island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India has been in the news following a People’s Revolution that ousted the President and Prime Minister of the country.
Thousands of locals protesting general high cost of living amid a deteriorating economy stormed the official residences President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the weekend.
The images from the mass action has been beamed across the world as locals treated themselves to the presidential swimming pool, slept in the President’s bed and ate from his kitchen whiles others also worked out in the gym.
The lessons from the Sri Lankan revolution especially on social media has been that any government that pushes its people too far will have to bear their wrath be it through the polls or via a revolution.
Founding President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe commenting on the incident via a July 11 social media post said, events in Sri Lanka should concern any leader overseeing a failed economy.
“Events in Sri Lanka should make any leader overseeing a failed economy quake in his boots,” he posted.
