As the political and economic crisis in the country deepens, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, are the last surviving members of the government after yesterday’s mass resignation. News that all 26 ministers had quit came as the nationwide curfew and social media ban were lifted yesterday. Crowds returned to the streets calling for the President’s resignation and were met by armed soldiers and police deploying tear gas and water cannons. The Rajapaksa brothers have a history of meeting resistance with violence, and Sri Lanka’s opposition parties have added their support to calls for a new government. The economic crisis in the country stems from massive debts and dwindling foreign reserves, which means there are severe fuel, medicine and food shortages across the country.