The ancestral home of Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern district of Hambantota, was set on fire after his resignation on Monday.
Video footage showed the entire house burning. Later, the police were forced to use tear gas to disperse protesters. Not only this, the protestors also attacked the homes of at least 31 politicians.
The country is facing months of street protests because of inflation and mismanagement of government finances which has left the nation with as little as $50 million of useable foreign reserves.
On Monday, Rajapaksa resigned amid mass protests because of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka gave emergency powers to its military and police to detain people without warrants. A recent clash in the country resulted in the killing of eight people and injured more than 200. Ruling party parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala died after a standoff with anti-government protesters in the town of Nittambuwa near Colombo.
