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Kin of new Lanka PM fought in India's freedom struggle | Meet Dinesh Gunawardena

Published on Jul 22, 2022 05:01 PM IST

  • Dinesh Gunawardena has been sworn in as the new prime minister of crisis-hit Sri Lanka. This a day after the swearing-in of the new president - Ranil Wickremesinghe. The event came just hours after security forces raided a protest camp on government grounds in Colombo and cleared part of it. p people were arrested, as the new administration moves to crack down on protesters. A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena earlier served as the foreign minister and education minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Watch this video for more details.

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