![]() Most of the protestors in the vicinity of the Presidential Secretariat who have occupied Galle Face and the adjacent open spaces belong to the younger generations. The shock of the magnitude of the initial protests, which came unexpectedly upon the government, appears to be wearing away and there is bunkering down to a long haul struggle. They scored an initial success when the entire Cabinet resigned with the exception of the Prime Minister. It looks like they will continue to stay until their demands are met. They are being supported by the general public who come and offer them food, drink and tents. The protestors are standing their ground and not withdrawing. The heavy and continuous rains did not deter the tens of thousands of people protesting against the government in Colombo near the Presidential Secretariat and also elsewhere in the country where smaller protests are continuously taking place. Any governmental anticipation that the ongoing mass protests will fizzle out with the onset of the monsoon rains and the forthcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year seems unlikely to be realised.
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