Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM 51 days after being sacked
Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister on Sunday, 51 days after he was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena. This comes a day after Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as the PM by Sirisena following Wickremesinghe's ouster, resigned from the post. Wickremesinghe was sacked by Sirisena following differences over policy making and other issues.