Nationwide protests have been organized today to force President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down from his post.

The main protest here is in front of the Presidential Secretariat at gall face ground.

Along with the main protest in Colombo, these protests have been organized in many major cities across the country.

Along with this protest, all rice shops have been shut down in many major cities across the country.

Meanwhile, the police are firing tear gas at the protestors who are staying in the Galle mouth area near the presidential secretariat.

The police launched this attack to disperse the protesters.