Sri Lankan students at the South Asia University in Delhi hold silent protest against removal of PM Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan students at South Asia University in New Delhi, held a "silent protest" against the ouster of Ranil Wickremesinghe and the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister of the country, India Today reported.

Terming the actions by President Mathripala Sirisena as "undemocratic", the students from Sri Lanka are demanding that parliament be convened at the earliest to decide the fate of the two leaders (Ranil and Rajapaksa).

There are eight students studying in this university. But, many others from various other countries have joined these students in marking their protest against the turn of events in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A letter written by these students to the Sri Lankan President was handed over to the Deputy High Commissioner at the Lankan High Commission in New Delhi.

Signed by over a 100 students from SAU, the letter says, "We, students of South Asian University, New Delhi are concerned about the developing uncertainty in the political scenario of Sri Lanka consequent to the removal of the Prime Minster Mr Ranil Wickramasinghe, and the appointment of Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister. This act, which has been carried out amidst much secrecy and without a floor vote in Parliament has already cost people's lives and considerable disruption of public life. At the moment, we are not debating the legality of this action in terms of the constitution. We are concerned of the ethics of the action and the political uncertainty it may push the country into."

The letter asks Sirisena to respect the mandate of 2015 elections which was bestowed upon him by the people and take the right decision.

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