New Sri Lankan prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s India connection

Jul 22, 2022 - 19:30

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New Sri Lankan prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s India connection

Changes are sweeping Sri Lanka, at least on the political front. A day after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the crisis-hit nation’s president, it now has a new prime minister: Dinesh Gunawardena.

The lawmaker took oath on Friday even as Sri Lanka struggles with its worst economic crisis and the country continues to see angry protesters demonstrating on the streets against the leadership. Gunawardena’s swearing-in ceremony took place just hours after security forces raided a protest camp on government grounds in Colombo and made nine arrests, reports Reuters. The new administration is already moving to crack down on agitators.