New PM sworn in…

August 9, 2020  

 

 

Leader of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka this morning (August 09) before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the sacred site of Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya. Photos by: Osanda Daham Nimsara

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