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Sri Lanka’s New President names Brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM


Mangalore Today News Network

Colombo, Nov 20, 2019: Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will swear in his elder brother Mahinda a former president himself as prime minister, a spokesman told AFP Wednesday,NDTV reported.

 

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The brothers are credited with brutally crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago to end Sri Lanka’s civil war, with the security services they controlled accused of war crimes and multiple human rights abuses.

Government spokesman Vijayananda Herath said Mahinda Rajapaksa will assume duties as premier soon after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe steps down on Thursday morning.


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