President Ranil Wickremesinghe has officially removed four State Ministers from their ministerial portfolios with immediate effect.
Accordingly, State Minister of Ports and Aviation Services Premalal Jayasekara, State Minister of Power and Energy Indika Anuruddha, State Minister of Agriculture Priyadarshana de Silva and State Minister of Highways Siripala Gamlath have been removed from their respective positions with immediate effect.
This decision was made under the authority granted to the President by Article 47(3)(a) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).