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Protests in Sri Lanka continue despite state of emergency
Calls for President Rajapaksa to step down grow louder as economic crisis worsens
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's declaration of a state of emergency has changed little on the ground - protesters are still demanding that he quit, a political stalemate continues, and fuel and food shortages have worsened.
Protesters blame the President and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, for the country's worst economic crisis, inflation that has skyrocketed to 30 per cent, half-day brownouts and drained currency reserves.
