Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the acting President, sources said.

He was sworn in as the acting President of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at Walukarama Temple, Kollupitiya, according to sources.

His swearing in has taken place with a limited audience, and the Walukarama Temple was chosen as it would be problematic for him to hold this event before a bigger audience amidst the crisis, sources further added.