- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Radhakrishna N S
Sri Lanka was plunged into political crisis by the sudden dismissal on Friday (26) of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is refusing to leave his post. Here is an overview of four days of political drama in the Indian Ocean island nation, where the tensions boiled over into violence Sunday (28) when one person was killed. Sudden Sacking In a surprise move, president Maithripala Sirisena’s office announces on October 26 that he has sacked Wickremesinghe with whom he has ruled in coalition since 2015. Moments later the new prime minister is named former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse, who is shown…
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