Premadasa accepted as opposition leader by speaker Sri Lanka parliament

<p><img alt="Image removed." src="/core/misc/icons/e32700/error.svg" title="This image has been removed. For security reasons, only images from the local domain are allowed." height="16" width="16" class="filter-image-invalid"></p> <p>The speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, has accepted the request of Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, the General Secretary of the UNP, to appoint Sajith Premadasa as opposition leader.</p> <p>The Daily Mirror claims that the appointment of Premadasa would be announced by the speaker formally when parliament begins on 3 January.</p> <p>This reporting follows contentious claims that Ranil Wickremesinghe would become the leader of the opposition. More than 40 MPs signed a letter requesting that Premadasa keep his position as leader of the opposition.</p> <p><strong>Read more here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/ranil-nominated-opposition-leader">Ranil nominated Opposition Leader</a></strong></p> <p>Read the Daily Mirror reporting <a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/ranil-nominated-opposition-leader">here</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>