The United National Party's (UNP) Leadership Council head Karu Jayasuriya has declared that Ranil Wickremasinghe will be appointed the Prime Minister immediately after Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena wins the Presidential election next month.

A large number of Muslims in the country are not on the electoral list and ineligible to vote, Muslim political parties have charged.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to make its stand known on whether to continue supporting the government or not on Saturday (December 13), the party's secretary Hassan Ali said.

A group of government ministers and MPs are engaged in a plan to obtain privileges by raising alarm through deliberately planted false news reports citing their crossovers from the government.

The government says they intend to set up a separate ministry over affairs related to constitutional reforms.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa took part in two rituals on Tuesday and Wednesday when he visited the Thirupathi temple in India, the local media reported.