Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka’s new president, Rajapaksa sworn in after record victory

Sri Lanka’s new president, Rajapaksa sworn in after record victory

Sri Lanka’s former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, was sworn in Monday as the country’s new president after a record election victory, officials said. The swearing-in took place before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya in front of a historic Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura, 180 kilometres northeast of the capital. ALSO READ: Bayelsa Guber: Buhari tells opposition to […]