President removes five more State Ministers with immediate effect
September 10, 2024 06:36 pm
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has removed five state ministers, including Geetha Kumarasinghe, with immediate effect, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).
The other State Ministers removed from their portfolios include Shasheendra Rajapaksa, Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage, Prasanna Ranaweera and D.V. Chanaka.
The removals were made according to the powers vested in the President under Article 47 (3) (a) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, the PMD said.
Meanwhile, the President had previously removed another four state ministers from their ministerial portfolios on September 05.
Accordingly, the State Minister of Ports and Aviation Services, Premalal Jayasekara, the State Minister of Power and Energy, Indika Anuruddha, the State Minister of Agriculture, Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva, and the State Minister of Highways, Siripala Gamlath, had been removed from their respective positions by the President.
