{"id":54875,"date":"2017-08-29T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=54875"},"modified":"2017-08-29T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T21:29:22","slug":"arjuna-ranatunga-and-dayasiri-jayasekara-clash-in-cabinet-as-capt-cool-wants-to-take-over-sports-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=54875","title":{"rendered":"Arjuna Ranatunga and Dayasiri Jayasekara Clash in Cabinet as Capt Cool&#8221;  Wants to Take Over Sports Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The crisis in the country\u2019s cricket was also felt at yesterday\u2019s Cabinet meeting (Aug 29th) with an argument breaking out between Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara and former World Cup-winning \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> The latter however has been a vocal critic of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board led by Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala. <\/p>\n<p>The verbal exchange between the two ministers forced President Maithripala Sirisena to intervene in the matter.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The argument broke out when Ranatunga found fault with the Sports Minister after the latter presented a Cabinet Paper to renovate the artificial track of the Sugathadasa Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted Ranatunga to point out the shortcomings in the Cabinet paper presented by Jayasekara. Annoyed by Ranatunga\u2019s comment, Jayasekara, who has been on the receiving end of criticism for his refusal to remove Cricket Board Chairman Thilanga Sumathipala, accused the Petroleum Minister of meddling in the affairs of others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sports Minister claimed that he was being accused of having dealings with betting centre owners, accusing Minister Ranatunga of playing cricket in the Port Ministry and Petroleum Ministry,\u201d one source told Daily FT.<\/p>\n<p>Jayasekara\u2019s response resulted in Ranatunga pledging to always stand up for cricket no matter which portfolio he held.<\/p>\n<p>In frustration, the Sports Minister offered to swap portfolios with Ranatunga, an offer which he turned down. Instead Ranatunga offered to take over the Sports Ministry in addition to his current ministry, adding that he had a right to make such a demand.   <\/p>\n<p>The verbal battle finally ended with a promise from the President to discuss the matter at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Ranatunga on Monday said fans should hoot at the administrators and not the cricketers, a reference to an incident which occurred during the third ODI against India in Pallakele when bottles were thrown onto the field. The two remaining ODIs will be played in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton54875\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D54875&amp;text=Arjuna%20Ranatunga%20and%20Dayasiri%20Jayasekara%20Clash%20in%20Cabinet%20as%20Capt%20Cool%26%238221%3B%20%20Wants%20to%20Take%20Over%20Sports%20Ministry&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crisis in the country\u2019s cricket was also felt at yesterday\u2019s Cabinet meeting (Aug 29th) with an argument breaking out between Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara and former World Cup-winning \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga. 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