Protest held outside Hirunika’s house for protesting against GR

A group of people staged a protest outside the house of former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra in Malabe last night.

The protest took place a few hours after the Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya led by Hirunika staged a protest outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence in Mirihana yesterday.

The Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya staged a protest with regard to the rising cost of living and calling for solutions to a number of issues including power cuts and shortage of essential goods.

The protest commenced yesterday afternoon near Mirihana Junction and later the group went near the President’s house to hand over a letter.

Hours after the protest, former MP Premachandra in a Facebook video claimed that she has learnt that preparations were underway to send a protestors outside her house in retaliation to the protest held outside the President's house.

She said her three young children were inside the house and that if the mob caused at least a slight damage to her children or house, she would not hesitate to take the matter before the international community such as Geneva.(DSB)