Gotabaya Rajapaksa: President of Sri Lanka Allegedly Flees The Capital On Military Ship As Protesters Storm His Palace

Protesters in Sri Lanka have stormed the president’s home in their nation’s capital due to the economic crisis the country is facing.

Protesters in Sri Lanka have stormed the president's home in their nation's capital.

This should be much bigger news.pic.twitter.com/DmLsXiHlZa

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa recently agreed to resign after witnessing his home get stormed and his people throwing a pool party.

It's around 5:30am in New York. I wish more people were up right now to see this because this is so crazy. It's the middle of the afternoon in Sri Lanka and the people have stormed the presidential palace.pic.twitter.com/1As4T8BL9K

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

Protesters in Sri Lanka storm the palace of the president and have a swim in the poolpic.twitter.com/ZfZSGN1sYf

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

Check out some of the footage from today.

Protesters in Sri Lanka are inside their president's residence taking selfiespic.twitter.com/0sCCOKFHVG

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

Anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka are going through the president's kitchenpic.twitter.com/u4WQw40X1w

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

Protesters in Sri Lanka chant in unison after taking the president's residencepic.twitter.com/taig2OG8lu

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 9, 2022

There is also an alleged video of Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the capital via a military ship while protesters storm his palace.

Apparently @GotabayaR fleeing thorough military ship via Colombo harbor #GoHomeGota2022 #SriLankaProtests #SriLankaCrisis #SriLankaCrisis

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Footage was taken by a harbour employee pic.twitter.com/dlhcOciCIY

— azan (@azannazar) July 9, 2022