Mauled Marapana quits
Tilak Marapana at the media briefing yesterday - Pic by Shehan Gunasekara
By Dharisha Bastians-Tuesday, 10 November 2015
By Dharisha Bastians-Tuesday, 10 November 2015
In a historic twist being hailed as a great tribute to good governance crusader late Maduluwawe SobithaThero who passed away on Sunday, Law and Order Minister Tilak J. Marapana submitted his resignation to President Maithripala Sirisena, shortly before his Cabinet colleagues looked set to demand his sacking at a special ministerial meeting yesterday.
Marapana’s resignation marks the first time a cabinet minister in Sri Lanka has been forced to resign following public outrage over a perceived conflict of interest and an alleged implication in a corruption scandal.
Marapana’s resignation marks the first time a cabinet minister in Sri Lanka has been forced to resign following public outrage over a perceived conflict of interest and an alleged implication in a corruption scandal.
