Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa faces ‘terrible, massive protests’ unless he quits

Since it began in May, it has been driven by ordinary citizens joining forces with a vast array of interest groups – from unionists and farmers to artists, students and socialists – for one single goal: removing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brother Mahinda and the rest of their family from power. The president is the only one of these who remains in office.