Jayasuriya convened an urgent meeting on Saturday to seek legal advice over the sudden move. He is expected to make a statement later Saturday.
In a retaliatory letter sent to the president, Wickremesinghe stated he was the constitutionally appointed prime minister and would continue in that office.
Political analysts said severe indifferences had been brewing between the president and Wickremesinghe in recent months, especially after Wickremesinghe won a no confidence motion bought against him in Parliament by the Joint Opposition in April.
The rift further deepened after Sirisena expressed disappointment recently saying Wickremesinghe and his UNP-led government had failed to investigate an assassination threat on Sirisena and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse.
In a weekly cabinet briefing two weeks ago, Sirisena angrily questioned Wickremesinghe and the cabinet as to why no action was being taken over such a serious issue.
On Saturday, all political parties were embroiled in separate discussions with citizens questioning to who was the legal prime minister.
Rajapakse's SLPP claimed that it had secured a majority of 120 seats in Parliament.
To secure a simple majority, any political party has to secure 113 seats in the 225-member Parliament.
"We have 120 seats till now. Some UNP MPs have also crossed over to our party. If the UNP feel what the President has done is illegal, then we challenge them to bring a no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapakse or challenge it in Supreme Court," SLPP MP Udaya Gammanpila said.
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