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Sri Lanka's president has said that he is the first to be guilty of a murder.
In his televised address to the nation, President Maithripala Sirisena said that he had been investigated by the United States.
Ranil Wickremesinghe is the President and the President of the United States.
"This information [received by investigators] "Sirisena said," hitherto hidden to the people.
"The informant has made a statement regarding a cabinet minister involved in the conspiracy to assassinate me."
He did not reveal the name of the minister.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena with PM Ranil Wickremasinghe earlier this month. Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP
Even though Mr Sirisena 's supporters have been commenting publicly on the claims.
A police informing named Namal Kumara who first revealed the alleged assassination plot told reporters that Mr Wickremesinghe and his cabinet colleague, trained army commander Sarath Fonseka, were behind the scheme.
Opened fire
Meanwhile, in the first violent incident since the political turmoil began.
Pushpa Soyza, a spokeswoman at Colombo National Hospital, said three people were admitted to the hospital following the shooting, and one of them had died.
Arjuna Ranatunga, who was petroleum minister under Mr Wickremesinghe, said one of his security guards opened fire when Rajapaksa supporters mobbed him and protested against him.
Mr Wickremesinghe has called Mr Sirisena's move to sack him "unconstitutional" and said he can be found in his majority support in parliament.
On Saturday, Mr Sirisena suspended parliament in an apparent move to give Mr Rajapaksa a vote.
The speaker has urged Mr Sirisena to Mr Wickremesinghe's rights.
Undesirable consequences
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said in a letter to Mr Sirisena that the continued suspension of parliament would have "serious and undesirable consequences".
Opposition MPs, supporting the new prime minister, asked Mr Wickremesinghe to vacate his official residence or face a forcible eviction.
Hundreds of Wickremesinghe supporters continued to gather for the second consecutive day, Mr Sirisena and Mr Rajapaksa waving party flags and denouncing. Buddhist monks performed religious rites to invoke blessings on Mr Wickremesinghe.
Tensions have been building between Mr Sirisena and Mr Wickremesinghe for some time, as the president did not approve of some of the economic reforms being introduced by the prime minister.
Mr Sirisena was also criticized in the case of Sri Lanka's long civil war, which ended in 2009.
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