Mahinda Rajapaksa assumes duties as the New Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

( October 26, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) By making one of the most interest political steps , Former President and Parliamentarian Mahinda Percy Rajapaksa has assumed duties as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

However, Incumbent Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe who has just concluded his official visit to India has objected this move and reaffirmed that he is still the Prime Minister of the country and he will not accept this “unconstitutional” step by the President Maithripala Sirisena.

Meanwhile, crackers are sparking across the Island specially in the most Sinhalese dominating areas and people are celebrating the surprised political moment.

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