There are huge protests against the government in Sri Lanka
The news agency AFP quoted the Defense Forces as saying, angry people surrounded the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from all sides.
While many protesters have come even inside the government residence. After which he has reportedly fled the country.
Sri Lankan media says that martial law can be imposed in the country at any time.
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control over normal civil functions or the suspension of civil law by a government, most often in response to an emergency in which civil forces are overwhelmed or in an occupied territory.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called an emergency meeting of party leaders to discuss the situation and for a speedy solution.
At the same time, more than 100 people have been injured in the clash with the police.
He is also requesting the Speaker to summon the Parliament
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to step down on July 13.
According to the constitution, if both the president and the prime minister resign, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena will take over as interim president