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May 15, 2022 · Tackling hard-nosed questions with witty responses is not something new for the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who assumed duties on Thursday, though he did not have a single seat in Parliament and had to be nominated as an MP. Many times he deflects hard questions by cracking jokes.
Ranil Wickremesinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
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Jul 21, 2022 · 21 Jul 2022. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid...
1 day ago · Ranil Wickremesinghe was the chief guest at the huge CWC rally. President Wickremesinghe brought “glad tidings of great joy” to the workers gathered in Kotagala. He announced to a wildly ...
Jul 20, 2022 · Atul Loke for The New York Times. By Emily Schmall and Mujib Mashal. Published July 20, 2022 Updated July 21, 2022. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as president of Sri...
