(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. KUMAR: As a military helicopter whirls menacingly over the heads of protesters in the capital, for many, the question now is, how does the country restore calm? For NPR News, I'm Raksha Kumar in Mumbai. But like all revolutions can be dangerous, it also can take a very conservative turn.
SIVAMOHAN: We are actually living in the middle of a revolution. SIVAMOHAN: This is like a Paris commune, a French Revolution moment. KUMAR: In his first address as acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe told the country he had instructed the military and police to, quote, "do whatever is necessary to restore order," calling some of the protesters a, quote, "fascist threat." See insights on Calm Radio including office locations, competitors, revenue, financials, executives, subsidiaries and more at Craft. RANIL WICKREMESINGHE: (Non-English language spoken). Calm Radio has 7 employees across 2 locations and 1.3 m in total funding. We should have a president who would be beholden, accountable to the parliament. SIVAMOHAN: Our position is that the executive presidency should be abolished. KUMAR: Professor Sumathy Sivamohan has taken part in the protests from the beginning. Calm Radio Description: Great Bollywood music from A.R. SUMATHY SIVAMOHAN: We are waiting for an all-party government to be formed. Now the protesters are calling for the acting president to go as well. Aura Radio - Hindi Devotional, Relaxing, Motivational, Bhajans, Aarti. He leaves behind a shattered country - bankrupt, starving, angry. Desi Hindi Radio India FM is a simple and fully featured Hindi Radios App has a. resolute endeavour, of calm confidence, as has always been shown by us in grave emergency. After months of protests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country overnight, taking a military jet to the Maldives with his wife and two bodyguards. (22nd JUNE 1940) All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi S. It provides detailed statistics and helps its users to. Shoutcast has been a leader throughout the world in digital radio. Company profile page for Calm Radio Corp including stock price, company news, press releases, executives. This evolution is part of the Group’s wish to offer all digital radio producers new professional-quality tools to better meet their needs.
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Crowds stormed the gates of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office Wednesday morning. RAKSHA KUMAR, BYLINE: One leader gone, another under siege. After weeks of demonstrations over a bankrupt economy, food and fuel shortages, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country overnight, hours before he was due to step down. A state of emergency has been declared, and a curfew is in place across the island. Sri Lanka's prime minister and acting president has told the military to do whatever is necessary to restore order in the country.