“Ranil Wickremesinghe is not a leader with the mandate of the people” - Swasthika Arulingam

Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Army soldiers stand guard at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22. Inset: Swasthika Arulingam Source: AP

Swasthika Arulingam is a Sri Lankan human rights lawyer, women's rights activist, human rights activist, and a political activist. Swasthika Arulingam has been participating as a volunteer representative in the protests in Sri Lanka since March this year.


Kulasegaram Sanchayan asks Swasthika Arulingam on the consequences of Ranil Wickremesinghe's assumption of office as the President of Sri Lanka.


 

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