Mahindra Rajapaksa who took over as prime minister of Sri Lanka said there was a plot to assassinate the president and former defence secretary. The UNP was engaged in a quest to sell off valuable state assets and enterprises to foreign companies, Rajapaksa said in a press release after coming to power.

There was plot to assassinate president, ex-defence secretary: PM Rajapaksa

UNP nominee Ananda Kumarasiri was elected deputy speaker with 97 for and 53 against in the 225-member assembly while 25 members were absent from the house. Kumarasiri's defeated rival Sudarshani Fernandopulle is another Sirisena loyalist

Lanka PM's party wins secret ballot to consolidate parliamentary power

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There was plot to assassinate president, ex-defence secretary: PM Rajapaksa

Lanka PM's party wins secret ballot to consolidate parliamentary power