Political crisis in Sri Lanka
Mapping Faultlines: Political and economic crises land Sri Lanka in perfect storm

NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the political and economic factors that caused it

Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid massive outrage

The PM resigned shortly after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters in Colombo, leading to over 150 injuries. Later in the day, violence broke out in many parts of the country