May 12, Colombo: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wished the newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe his best for stepping up to the challenge to steer the country through a “very turbulent” time. Taking to Twitter, the President said he looks forward to working together with the new PM to make Sri Lanka strong again.

My best wishes to the newly appointed PM of #LKA, @RW_UNP, who stepped up to take on the challenging task of steering our country through a very turbulent time. I look forward to working together with him to make Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 strong again. pic.twitter.com/ysIZGH3wfA

— Gotabaya Rajapaksa (@GotabayaR) May 12, 2022