Sri Lanka crisis: Uncertainty looms large as President, Prime Minister leave country in lurch

The instigators: Prime Mininster & acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa and 'President' Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Graphics: Tiyasha Das

Security personnel outside the private residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister, a day after it was vandalised by the protesters

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Time to celebrate after throwing the 'dictators' out

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Mangled remains of a vehicle inside the residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister

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Unstoppable protesters

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'We are here to rule'

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Protesters outside Sri Lanka's Presidential Secretariat amid worsening economic crisis, at Galle Face in Colombo

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The initial days of protest

Relaxation after capturing the PM's palace

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There's nothing stopping common Sri Lankans as they barge their way into the corridors of power in a bid to restore normalcy - here are some glimpses of the disturbances the island nation is embroiled in