Sri Lanka Protest couple kissed publicly colombo couple kissing viral photo

Sri Lanka Crisis: Amidst the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country and fled to the Maldives. After this Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was made the acting President. Due to this the political crisis there further increased. Demonstrations are taking place across the country. Seeing the situation deteriorating, emergency had to be declared in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, a picture is becoming fiercely viral on social media, in which a couple is seen kissing.

picture went viral on social media

Newswire shared this picture on Twitter. Sharing this picture, it was written in the caption, Couples Goals! A couple is seen falling in love during anti-government protests that led to the takeover of the Prime Minister's Office in Colombo.

Couple goals!

A couple was seen displaying affection after participating in anti-government protests that led to the taking over of the Prime Minister's office in Colombo. pic.twitter.com/mpPG1y2fvD

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Appealed to the Speaker of Parliament to choose a new government

Let us tell you that amid the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday asked Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abhayawardene to nominate a Prime Minister who is acceptable to both the government and the opposition. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, Wickremesinghe held a meeting with cabinet members in his office. It said that all the ministers involved in the meeting were of the opinion that as soon as there is an agreement to form an all-party government, they will hand over the responsibility to the new government.

Rajapaksa may go to Singapore

Wickremesinghe is under pressure to step down ahead of the possible resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It is being said that Rajapaksa is going to Singapore from Maldives. The protesters who entered Wickremesinghe's office were trying to enter the Parliament House complex till these lines were written. Police said the police fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters near the official residence of the Speaker of Parliament.

Protesters stormed PM's office

A young man had died due to difficulty in breathing. He was among the group that stormed the Prime Minister's Office in the morning. 35 others were injured in this incident. The Prime Minister's media department said that the ruling party and the opposition together should form an all-party government.