Sri Lanka Crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM, thanks India

Published: 14th May 2022 03:31 PM  |   Last Updated: 14th May 2022 03:32 PM  

In a dramatic turn of events, #RanilWickremesinghe was appointed the 26th PM of #SriLanka by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on May 12. Wickremesinghe, 73, has been PM 5 times before but his United National Party now has just one MP in the 225-member parliament. #SriLankaCrisis

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