S.M. Wickremasinghe to resign from police?

Apr 20, 2016

Senior DIG S.M. Wickremasinghe, who was the acting IGP following the retirement of N.K. Illangakoon, is to resign from police, say police department sources. In charge of the security of both president Maithripala Sirisena and his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa, Wickremasinghe had very high hopes to become the IGP.

After Pujith Jayasundara was recommended by the Constitutional Council to the president to be the new IGP, Wickremasinghe had become very angry and disappointed and immediately sent his resignation letter to the police department, with copies sent to the defence secretary, president and the prime minister. “I will not remain in service under those who are junior to me,” he has been saying these days.