Vishwa News Desk !!! 54-year-old Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Colombo-born Harini Amarasuriya has a special relationship with India. She became the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. India is also congratulating her for this success. Amarasuriya was sworn in by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The new Prime Minister has a special connection with Delhi University. National People’s Power (PNP) party leader Harini Amarasuriya is now the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. She has also been a student of Hindu College of Delhi University. All the people of Hindu College are congratulating her on getting a big post in Sri Lanka.
Who is Harini Amarasuriya?
Harini Amarasuriya was born on 6 March 1970 in Colombo. She is an NPP Member of Parliament and became the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. According to reports, she is the third woman to hold the post of Prime Minister. Before her, Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Kumaratunga were Prime Ministers. Amarasuriya has become a female Prime Minister after 25 years.
What is the India connection?
Harini Amarsuriya is being discussed in India because she has spent a lot of time in Delhi. She has studied from Delhi University. She was a student of Hindu College in the early 1990s. From 1991 to 1994, she graduated in sociology from Delhi University. News agency PTI quoted Hindu College Principal Anju Srivastava as saying that a student of our college is now the Prime Minister of a country, it is a matter of great honor for us. She also told about Harini’s contribution during her time spent in India in Saftala.
Hindu College Old Students Association chief Ravi Barman congratulated Amarasuriya. He said, we are confident that she will perform well as the new Prime Minister. There have been many Chief Ministers before, but she is the first Prime Minister from the Hindu College alumni community, this is also a big achievement for us. Let us tell you that Amarasuriya has been given the ministries of Justice, Education, Labor, Industry, Science and Technology, Health and Investment.
