Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been named the acting President after Rajapaksa fled to Maldives in the wee hours of Wednesday, has appointed a military council comprising the police and the military besides imposing island-wide emergency and curfew in the Western province.The acting President said in a statement that a committee comprising the Chief of Defence Staff, IGP and Commanders of the triforces has been appointed to restore law and order and bring the situation under control. Wickremesignhe also said that the public protest has to be controlled as it is leading to fascism.