Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Whether RW can motivate a public service, which is actively participating in anti-government rallies and protests, remains to be seen

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR) resigned on May 09, 2022, soon after sending mobs to attack the peaceful protesters at Galle Face (dubbed Gotagogama). On May 12, 2022, Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) took oaths as the new Prime Minister (PM). The appointment of RW to this prominent post by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (GR) has been condemned by those who argue that the former's track record as a politician (1978 to the present) is far from spectacular.

After all, under his leadership, the United National Party (UNP) became so unpopular that it failed to win a single seat in the 2020 ...