Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister refuses to leave as crisis deepens

Ranil Wickremesinghe digs in at official residence despite eviction amid heightening tension

Sri Lanka’s sacked prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has resisted moves to evict him from his official residence, as his controversial successor sought blessings at a prominent temple ahead of naming a new cabinet.

The new ruling party had given Wickremesinghe until Sunday morning to leave the Temple Trees official residence following his shock dismissal on Friday that has plunged the Indian Ocean island into constitutional turmoil.

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