Anti-government protestors have refused to meet Mahinda Rajapaksa and called for the resignation of all Rajapaksas' members from government.
Earlier today Mahinda Rajapaksa reached out to the Galle Face Green protestors and said he is willing to hold discussions with them. The public has been protesting at the Galle Face opposite the Presidential Secretariat for over 4 days. In response, to the Prime minister's appeal the protestors release a letter on social media saying they will continue the "GotaGoGama" protests until their main two demands are met.
The group of protestors said they were not ready to meet him unless President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns and all Rajapaksa members leave the government.
In the second demand, the protestors specifically ask for the Prime Minister and all other Rajapaksa members, namely Chamal Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa, Namal Rajapaksa, Shashindra Rajapaksa and Nipuna Ranawaka to step down from all government posts immediately and also leave Parliament.
As opposition members of Parliament sign impeachment motions against the President and look to push a no-confidence motion against the government. Protests across the South have been calling for the resignation of the Rajapaksa regime.
Earlier today, A fervently racist Sinhala Buddhist monk joined other clergy members in prayers ‘blessing’ the anti-government protests currently underway at Galle Face Green in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Omalpe Sobitha, a monk who is also a MP with the extremist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), was one of several monks that was spotted at Galle Face on Tuesday.
The monks handed over a petition to Sri Lankan police officers, calling for a new government and prime minister, as well as other the implementation of other proposals by the Sinhala Buddhist clergy.
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