COLOMBO (News 1st); Basil Rajapaksa is most likely to be sworn in as the Minister of Finance, said Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga on Wednesday (07).

‘The Prime Minister will voluntarily hand over the post of Finance Minister to Basil Rajapaksa,’ said Ranatunga.

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