Highlights

  • Anti-government protesters occupied Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's official residence
  • In a viral video, protesters can be seen 'mock-wrestling' on PM's bed
  • Earlier, protesters had torched PM's private home in Colombo

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Watch: Sri Lankan anti-govt protesters take WWE-style wrestling to PM's bed

In a video that has gone viral, anti-government protesters can be seen mock-wrestling on PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's bed at his official residence. 

Watch: Sri Lankan anti-govt protesters take WWE-style wrestling to PM's bed

After setting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private house on fire, anti-government protesters, who occupied the PM's official residence on Sunday, found innovative and amusing ways to claim the space.

In a video that has gone viral, protesters can be seen mock-wrestling on the PM's bed with WWE wrestling commentary edited to background.

They can be seen pinning each other down as they imitate the wrestlers inside a WWE ring.

The video, which was originally posted by Twitter user "Sri Lanka Tweet", has received thousands of views so far.

Also watch: Hoping for a better future, Sri Lankans 'enjoy a day out' at the presidential palace

On Sunday, thousands of irate protesters on Saturday stormed into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence in central Colombo's high-security Fort area after breaking the barricades, as they demanded his resignation over the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades.

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