Tag: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Colombo : Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal on Monday accepted a legal challenge against newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cabinet, deepening the political crisis that enters its second month in the island country. The court accepted the petition filed by 122 legislators against Rajapaksa and 48 others who have been named as Ministers, state Ministers and deputy Ministers in the new government appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena, Xinhua news agency reported. The case is to be taken up for preliminary hearing on Friday. The petitioners are seeking an interim...