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Lankan protesters vow to continue struggle for total change by abolishing the presidency; uprising that ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa marks 100th day

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A girl lights a candle to remember those who died during recent protests, in Colombo, on Saturday. Pic/AP

A girl lights a candle to remember those who died during recent protests, in Colombo, on Saturday. Pic/AP

Sri Lankan protesters have vowed to continue their struggle for a complete change of the system by abolishing the presidency, as the popular uprising that ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president marked the 100th day on Sunday.

The anti-government protest began on April 9 near the presidential office and has been continuing without a break. “We will continue our fight till we achieve our goal for a complete change of the system,” Father Jeewantha Peiris, a leading activist of the movement, said. “This is a freedom struggle. We managed to send home an authoritarian president through people’s power,” Peiris said.

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