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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.”
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“Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” by Mahinda Siriwardana presented to the President
The book “Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” ,authored by Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mahinda Siriwardana, was officially launched this morning (08) at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, with the participation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
The first copy of the publication was formally presented to President Disanayake by Mr. Siriwardana during the event.
It has been reported that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pilleyan’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and senior officials of SriLankan Airlines was held this afternoon (April 8) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The discussions mainly focused on proposals to transform SriLankan Airlines into a more profitable state-owned enterprise. Special attention was also given to possible short-term and long-term solutions for the airline’s debt management.
The talks further explored new investment opportunities for the airline. The President instructed the officials to take all necessary steps to transform SriLankan Airlines into a profit-making entity.
Although the airline has recorded operational profits, due to past mismanagement and poor decision-making, it remains one of the leading loss-making state enterprises. The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration’s decision to privatize the airline. Instead, it plans to continue operating it as the national carrier while introducing a new management structure to ensure its profitability moving forward.
Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, President’s Senior Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Sarath Ganegoda along with several senior officials of SriLankan Airlines, were present at the meeting.
“Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” by Mahinda Siriwardana presented to the President
Former state minister arrested by CID
President meets with senior officials of SriLankan Airlines
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