Sri Lanka Independence Day: Protests against parade cost

The government of Sri Lanka has been criticised for spending $550,000 on a parade marking the anniversary of its independence from British rule. The South Asian island nation is facing a crippling economic crisis with acute shortages of fuel and essential goods. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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