Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Industries Minister Wimal Weerwansa Sacked from Cabinet by President Gotabaya Rajapaks for expressing critical sentiments towards the Government in the recent past.

Posted by Administrator on 3 March 2022, 12:45 am

Ruwani Fonseka

As per the power vested in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila and Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa have been stripped of their Ministerial portfolios with immediate effect.

This was made known via a media release by the President’s Media Division (PMD) today (03).

It is learnt that these changes come in the wake of a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) group meeting, where a majority of participants demanded action against Gammanpila and Weerawansa as they had expressed critical sentiments towards the Government in the recent past.

Earlier today, Gamini Lokuge was sworn in as the new Minister of Energy and Pavithra Wanniarachchi was sworn in as the new Minister of Power.

Courtesy:The Morning