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Sri Lankan PM resigns, MP killed amid massive clashes

Amid continue violence in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as his loyalists went on rampage on Monday, injuring more than 100 anti-government protesters in Colombo. A ruling party MP was killed in the clashes, many were hospitalised. Rajapaksa, 76, had sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, clearing the way for a "new unity government".MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala opened fire and critically wounded two people blocking his car in Nittambuwa, and was later found dead after trying to take refuge in a nearby building, officers said.

The biggest clashes since the economic crisis hit the island nation started Monday morning when supporters of the Rajapaksa family went on the rampage. Houses of several politicians of Sri Lanka's ruling party were set on fire by anti-government protestors, claiming they were behind the mob attack on Galle Force demonstrators, The police fired tear gas shells and water cannon and declared an immediate curfew in Colombo, which was later widened to span the country of 22 millon people.

Meanwhile, people celebrate  the news of prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation in Colombo.

Sri Lanka has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence, sparking weeks of overwhelmingly peaceful anti-government demonstrations.


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