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Regional players China and India are keeping close tabs on the Sri Lankan president's decision to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replace him with the country's longtime strongman, Mahinda Rajapaksa. But Sri Lanka continues to have duelling prime ministers. We look into the cause and the legality of the recall, a test for the nation's democracy. It was on Rajapaksa's watch that a civil war ended with the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels. Could the turmoil in Colombo reopen wounds?GuestMohan WIJEWICKRAMAFormer Governor of the Eastern ProvinceBharath GOPALASWAMYDirector of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia CenterDelon MADAVANResearch Associate, Centre for Studies on India and South AsiaAlan KEENANSri Lanka Project Director, Crisis Grouphttps://www.france24.com/en/20181102-debate-sri-lanka-constitutional-crisis-india-china-rival-prime-ministers-test-democracy?fbclid=IwAR2p9ORonEMmPe-b0r-dzpsFnduatK-I5w5aRltFbP-LEZ36ImDU4Ty81RM