Sri Lanka: Amid rising political crisis, Mahinda Rajapaksa assumes charge as new Prime Minister

Amid the rising political crisis in Sri Lanka, former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday assumed charge as the new Prime Minister of the country. The latest development in the country comes after the surprise sacking of his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala Sirisena which plunged the island nation into an unprecedented political crisis.

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