Sri Lanka, March 24 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe is the leader of the United National Party (UNP). Whether some people like it or not, he has now become the leader of the country. Even the UNP offshoot the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) should acknowledge this. At this moment, he is the President of all parties and all communities in Sri Lanka.

Cyril Leonard Wickremesinghe, who was appointed as the first Ceylonese Government Agent (GA), is the grandfather of current President Wickremesinghe. In 1920, C.L. who was appointed as the Deputy GA of Mannar, became the first Sinhalese to be appointed as a GA with his appointment as the GA of the Sabaragamuwa province.

D.S. Senanayake was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Lands in ...