Tamil leader R. Sampanthan is the Opposition Leader of of the Sri Lankan Parliament
Ending a long debate on who will be the opposition leader, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed parliament that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan will lead the opposition in the house.TNA leader R. Sampanthan the Opposition Leader of the Eighth Parliament of Sri Lanka will become the first Tamil in 37 years to occupy the prestigious position.
UPFA which earlier clamoured for the position had not made any submissions
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Khurshid in Sri Lanka to discuss issue of fishermen
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New Chief Minister sworn in for Northern Province in Sri lanka,Better than Nothing
I took oaths a little while ago this morning undertaking to faithfully perform the functions of my office.
My office is a gift from my people. They have mandated me to perform my duties on a long term as well as a short term perspective. The f
Wigneswaran's swearing as Chief Minister of the Northern Province on Monday
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