Although United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wikramasinghe had been appointed as the new Prime Minister In Sri Lanka many factions including the main opposition Smagijanabalawegaya Party ,Jathika Janabalawegaya Party as well as religious leaders including Chief Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith had refused to accept his appointment ,
These factions had argued that Premier Ranil Wikramsinghe legally not eligible to hold the Prime Minister's post as he is not elected to the Parliament by the voters .Several Media Briefings were held in Colombo on this regard during yesterday .