BY A STAFF REPORTER: Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new President of Sri Lanka. A month ago, he was made the prime minister of the island nation by the then president of the country Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Ranil was also serving as the provisional president when he recently resigned. This time he was elected as the President of Sri Lanka. Protests and slogans have been going on outside the secretariat ever since Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected president of Sri Lanka.