A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, May 14, 2017
President, Ravi to have decisive meeting
President
Maithripala Sirisena and finance minister Ravi Karunanayake are to have
a decisive meeting, reports say, describing it as crucial for the
government. It is expected to take place after the president’s visit to
Polonnaruwa in view of Vesak.
There have been reports for several months about a cabinet reshuffle
that also said calls have been made to replace Karunanayake. The
president as well as the SLFP politicians in the government want him
replaced, noting that an MP who is not linked to the business world
should be made the finance minister.
At a meeting today (13), the health minister said a cabinet reshuffle
that will be good for the country will take place within days. The UNP,
led by the prime minister, too, has agreed for a cabinet reshuffle.
The UNP has been saying that there was no one else, other than
Karunanayake, who is qualified to be the finance minister. The
president’s side has nominated a powerful UNP minister to succeed him.
Top officials of the Central Bank too, are on a campaign to see the
minister changed, prompting the president to decide a reshuffle.
Noteworthy is that these officials had worked at the last presidential
election against president Sirisena.
The aim of the cabinet reshuffle is to negate the accusations against
the ‘Yahapaalana’ government and to minimize conflicts, but it appears
that new conflicts could arise now. If that happens, it will be a
serious problem for the president, PM and the entire ‘Yahapaalana’
government.