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Ranil tells PCoI he will reveal it all in a book
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating the Easter Sunday attacks that he would reveal everything about the yahapalana government in a book.
The witness also said that President Maithripala Sirisena never had much support in Parliament and the only support Sirisena ever received was due to his (Wickremesighe’s) efforts.
Wickremesinghe said that he had held talks with various parties in Parliament, including the SLFP. The former PM said so in response to Sirisena’s statement to the PCoI, on Monday, that Wickremesinghe and the Cabinet had supported him only during the first six months in power.
“He never had much support in Parliament. I had to broker most of it. Actually, when the 2015 presidential election came around we wanted to build a broad coalition and some parties didn’t want to support a UNP candidate. So, we wanted a common candidate. We went and asked former President Chandrika Bandaranaike but she didn’t want to contest. Then we approached Sirisena as the common candidate. Everyone was upset that he went and became SLFP Chairman. What followed that was chaos. I will reveal it all in a book.”
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished bys the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to extend Visas of those unable to leave Sri Lanka due to the
cancellation of flights to the Middle East from 28.02.2026 for another 14 days without any payments and re-extend the extended Visas for another 14 days without payments if the flights cancellations continue.
Taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint Sunil Galagama, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, as the District Secretary to Badulla Administrative District with immediate effect.
The Cabinet of Ministers, taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, have decided to appoint Anupama Mangala Wickramaarachchi, a special grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is serving as the Additional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development of the Department of the Agrarian Development at present, as the District Secretary , Ampara Administrative district with immediate effect.
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