Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka Takes Oaths as National List Parliamentarian Before Speaker Karu Jayasuriya

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Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka took oaths as a Member of Parliament (MP) before Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday.

Soon after the sittings commenced, Speaker Jayasuriya announced that Fonseka would be sworn in as a new MP, and Sergeant-at-Arms Anil Parakrama Samarasekera accompanied Fonseka to the Speaker’s table.

Fonseka was sworn in while the entire House was standing as per the tradition.

After taking oaths, the Field Marshal was accompanied to his seat by the Sergeant-at-Arms while other MPs in the isles were congratulating him.

He was appointed to fill the seat vacated by the death of UNP National List MP M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardena who passed away last month.

Fonseka was elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election but lost his seat after being convicted in the White Flag case in November 2011. He lost the last parliamentary election.

Courtesy:The Island