Maithree loses it as Mahinda vetoes suggestion to use Military to remove Ranil from Temple Trees 

Failing to gain the necessary support to establish a majority in parliament President Maithripala Sirisena appears to have finally snapped sources say. According to reports the President is said to have suggested the Army be used to forcibly remove Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the Temple Trees. However, the decision has failed after Mahinda Rajapaksa who took oaths as Prime Minister today vetoes this suggestion claiming he's not prepared to be responsible for the possible bloodbath that may arise.   

Basil Rajapaksa had advised Mahinda to not support any decision or suggestion that may be politically disadvantaged at this juncture. 

However, in what can only be described as a descent into madness, the President is said to have driven away all his advisors instead deciding to listen to MPs Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila. Weerawansa reported being pressing the President to call in the Army and remove Wickremesinghe from the Temple Trees.