- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Radhakrishna N S
Sri Lanka’s parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday (16) as lawmakers supporting newly appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chilli paste and water bottles at the Speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion. The vote went ahead anyway and for a second time, lawmakers turned against Rajapaksa and his new government, possibly opening the way for the return of Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Wickremesinghe was removed by president Maithripala Sirisena late last month and replaced with Rajapaksa, plunging the country into political turmoil. “We have the majority,” Wickremesinghe told reporters. “We can…
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