It’s been a big 24 hours in Sri Lanka… President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country hours before he was due to step down, and the nation is still waiting for his letter of resignation… Hours after his departure, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a national state of emergency as protests picked up in Colombo. He’s been appointed Acting President and has asked the parliament’s Speaker to nominate a new PM who is “acceptable” to both the government and the opposition parties. Protesters have turned their attention from Rajapaksa to Wickremesinghe and have breached the PM’s office and compound. He told the military to “do whatever is necessary to restore order”. For months, Sri Lankans have struggled with power cuts and shortages of fuel, food and medicines. Many blame the Rajapaksa family and their government for the nation’s economic collapse.