A protest march organized by former UNP councilor Maithri Gunaratne began from Kandy town to demand the resignation of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, before parliament takes up the no-confidence motion against him. The protestors are due to reach Colombo on April 04, the day of the debate.
Previously, Gunaratne led a march from Tangalle to expel Wickremesinghe from the UNP leadership, and was attacked in Matara with cinnamon sticks.
Pictures below show Gunaratne has prepared in advance this time, collecting cinnamon sticks to face any contingency situation. However, he is now without much of a backing such as the likes of Shiral Lakthilake, and only around 50 are participating in the march. Policemen numbering more than that are providing protection to the protestors.
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