<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the new Constitution would not change the unitary nature of the country. Mr Wickremesinghe's comments came in the wake of his political opponents headed by opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa alleging that his government is drafting a new Constitution to appease the main Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister said this while addressing a gathering in Galle town today. Sri Lankan Prime Minister tabled a report of experts on drafting a new Constitution on&nbsp; January 11.&nbsp; </span><br />'' <br />''The Rajapaksa camp has also been accusing that the new Constitution will dilute the Buddhism's foremost position over other religions in the country. However, the prime minister emphasised that the foremost place given to the majority religion Buddhism has been preserved.<br />''&nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | January 20, 2019 7:43 AM
New Constitution won't change unitary nature of Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe