This Tamils reluctant king-makers in Sri Lanka turmoil

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil community, scarred by a devastating civil war, could emerge as kingmakers in a power struggle between rival prime ministers - but they have reasons to mistrust both.

President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister last Friday (Oct 26) and named former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa as his replacement.

Mr Wickremesinghe refuses to accept his dismissal and has remained in the premier's official residence while both men fight for support in Parliament.



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