On Thursday, 31 March 2022, hundreds of protesters held a demonstration at Pangiriwatte Road, Mirihana, where President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence is situated.[29] Hundreds of social media leaders stormed the home of the President on Thursday night, demanding his resignation. The protest was initially spontaneous and a peaceful protest by citizens until the police attacked the protestors with tear gas and water cannons and the protestors set fire to two military buses and a police jeep, hurled stones at officers and blocked Colombo's main highway by burning tires.