Patali Champika also resigns from minister post

Patali Champika also resigns from minister post

November 18, 2019   02:01 pm

Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka has decided to step down from his ministerial portfolio.

The outgoing Minister posted his letter of resignation, dated November 17th, in his official Facebook account a few hours ago.

Addressing the letter to the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Ranawaka extended wishes for the election victory.

He further stated he respects the majority of the people’s mandate and resigns as Minister of Megapolis and Western Development with effect from today (18).


National Democratic Front (NDF) presidential candidate Minister Sajith Premadasa, yesterday (17), announced his decision to step down as holding in the United National Party (UNP) and his minister post.

Subsequently, multiple UNP parliamentarians too announced their decision to step down from their portfolios. Accordingly, Ministers Mangala Samaraweera, Ajith P. Perera, Harin Fernando, Malik Samarawickrama, Kabir Hashim as well as State Minister Ruwan Wijewardene have so far announced their resignations.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

🔴LIVE | Ada Derana Midday Prime News Bulletin - 2025.07.11

🔴LIVE | Ada Derana Midday Prime News Bulletin - 2025.07.11

Trump Tariff: Exports volume will reduce but real challenge is rates of Sri Lanka's competitors – expert (English)

Sri Lanka govt not considering retaliatory measures over Trump's tariff - Presidential Advisor (English)

Sri Lanka's opposition reacts to Trump's announcement on 30% trade tariff (English)

Ceylon Chamber urges continued engagement to secure further US tariff reduction (English)

Trump slashes tariff rate on Sri Lanka to 30% from 44% - But govt, private sector seeks further reduction

LIVE🔴Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 6.55 pm

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm