Four more Ministers and Six Deputies sworn in
Onlanka News – By Janaka Alahapperuma – (Pix by: Sudath Silva)
Four more Ministers and six Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House this morning on 5th April increasing the size of the Cabinet to 42 members.
Kandy District MP and former Minister and Media Spokesman on National Security, Keheliya Rambukwella has been appointed as the Minister of Media and Information and S.B. Dissanayaka appointed as the Minister of Higher Education. Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Tissa Vitharana (National list MP) was sworn in as the Minister of Technology and Research and the leader of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress, Armugam Thondaman (Nuwara Eliya District MP) was given the ministerial portfolio of the Livestock and Rural Community Development.
Mean while six more Deputy Ministers were also sworn in this morning at the same ceremony.
Dr Sarath Amunugama- Deputy Minister of the Finance and Planning
Dr Mervyn Silva- Deputy Minister of Highways
Mahindananda Aluthgamage- Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
Faizer Mustapa- Deputy Minister of Environment
Jagath Balasooriya- Deputy Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement
M.K.D.S. Gunawardena- Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs
Following the swearing in ceremony, President Mahinda Rajapaksa chaired the inaugural Cabinet meeting of the new UPFA Government.
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Dr Mervin Silva Hon.late Minister already published a policy for Media. It is sad his departure from such a valuable portfolio. What will happened his declared policy.
Well done Mr.President the most educated person in the
Cabinet has got the Higher Education portfolio.
Budusaranai adyapanayata (education).
Well done..Mr.President..You kept you promise…Also you gave another portfolio to Dr.Mervin…Also I saw from a news paper that you are not going to abolish the executive presidency post…I saw that Mr. Basil said that people of Sri Lanka has not given 2/3 majority to change the constitution and therefore not planning to do it..What a shame..Are you thinking that people of Sri Lanka as oafs??
Now it is bovious that you are trying to stay in this post as long as you wish…
ALtogether your minsters more than 90? What a shame …66% are ministers…
Do not lie..At some point people will loose the respect for you…Please do the best for the country..Seems you try to make the Rajapakshe Kindom instead of building the Sri Lanka…
Why did you take Sachin Vass for SARRC? I cant understand why you are behaving like that….
Why dont you planning to have a budget? you are right MR.President..You know most of Sir Lankan people are fools…
Still we hope you will do something for the country,,But your starting point seems very messy….
MENNA MACHAN UBE PANGUWA MATHATH THEYALA UBATH HODATA KAAPAN NO NO WAWAN KAAPAN LIKE A PAST YEARS..BECOZ SILL OUR SRI LANKANS ARE GON PATAUN N BURUWAN