September 19, 2021 by News Admin No CommentsWith President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa out of the country, Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena becomes the temporary Head of State. Accordingly, this is the first instance of such a scenario occurring during the term of the President. This comes after the President left the country last morning (18) to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister left the country last week to attend the G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, Italy. He was expected to return to the country either today (19) or tomorrow (20).

Source: The Nation September 18, 2021 19:03 UTC