Two former prime ministers, who both served during Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presidency, have been appointed as senior advisers to President Maithripala Sirisena.
Ratnasiri Wickramanayake and DM Jayaratne were prime ministers for 5 years each, between 2005 and 2015.
Four new deputy ministers were also sworn in on Wednesday, increasing the number of ministers to over 80.
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