Thread by @exfrotezter

So I guess I completely lost it.

but it was infuriating to witness @GotabayaR and his hired goons trying to break up a peaceful protest using guns. There were children, youth, and elderly in the crowd!Why bring guns into their midst?Who are you trying to shoot?
#GoHomeRajapaksas

https://twitter.com/exfrotezter/status/1511318881901678598

The whole country is on the streets protesting peacefully demanding this government to dissolve, the Rajapaksas to leave and for wrongdoers to be put in jail. And they still think this is a game.
With their toy solders, they play with the lives of 22 Mn people. This must stop!

This cannot go on. What more pressure can we put on the Rajapaksas as they ridicule the mandate of the people? The North and minorities experienced it, now it’s a rude awakening to the South. We’ve have been saying this for years.They have no regard for your lives.And that is why

They have to go.Their henchmen and all who lick their boots must go. We have to ensure that this moment is not lost. We have to seize this opportunity for a better #SriLanka. A Sri Lanka without Rajapaksas. A Sri Lanka that we can be proud of
#SriLankaProtests✊🏽
#GoHomeRajapaksas

Respect for the police on duty, who let protesters be and as you see on the video they actually tried to stop the Army bikes and take their keys away. Also, they ushered me back through the barrier.
That’s enough ‘objective’ protest ‘covering’ for today.
#SriLankaProtests

To all who are asking. I am home.

Might join the young ones at Independence Square later for singing and some fun protests 😊

Cheers!

This is the earlier clip… when I ask the officer if they are playing with our lives he shrugs indicating he doesn’t know. The police were admirable in trying to stop the bikes. But they were unidentified men with weapons in bikes without number plates. Why weren’t they arrested?

They are from the army and there is an enquiry against the police officers who once tried to do their job of protecting the people.

@GotabayaR and the army commander, so you send armed men to intimidate children, youth and peaceful protesters? Or to shoot them? Which one is it?

https://twitter.com/NewsWireLK/status/1511382332586049538

This is the reality of the North and East. These goon squads have had plenty of training before. I hope this is an eye opener to most of us in the South.

#GoHomeRajapaksas
#SriLankaProtests

So they are going to punish the police for once doing their job?

Why were armed personnel sent to a peaceful protest in the first place?
We know these are familiar intimidation tactics!
But they will not save your presidency.
#GoHomeGota
#GoHomeRajapaksas

https://twitter.com/sanjeewadara/status/1511574897436205057

‘Who were the unidentified, armed men who came to disrupt the protest?’ @sajithpremadasa asks.

Doesn’t Sajith know that the Army commander confirmed that it was army personnel yesterday?

The questions should’ve been:

Why were they sent? Who sent them?