Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as new Prime Minister 10:38:00 AM IFTTT, News Leader of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka a short while ago. Share this Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterPlus on Google+ Related PostsNational oil anointing ceremony todayIndonesia gears up for jumbo polls todayMore expats sponsor Army projects in JaffnaOver 1000 drunk drivers arrested during the New YearLanka ratifies ILO’s ProtocolFrance's richest man pledges millions to repair Notre Dame