Many from Mahinda faction too get ministerial privileges

THURSDAY, 07 JANUARY 2016

54 chairpersons of District Coordinating Committees have been appointed states Presidential Media Unit. These Chairpersons of District Coordinating Committees will have same privileges as cabinet ministers.

All those who were appointed as chairpersons of District Coordinating Committees have obtained their appointment letters from President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (6th). Interestingly, several who represented the Mahinda faction until recently too have been given the appointment as chairpersons.

Among them are former Speaker and MP for Hambantota Chamal Rajapaksa has been appointed as a co-chairman for Hambantota District. Premalal Gunasekera (Choka Malli), A.A. Wijetunga and Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi have been appointed as co-chairpersons for Ratnapura District.

Also, Janaka bandara Tennekone, Sumedha G. Jayasena and Geetha Kumarasinghe who represent the SLFP too have been appointed as co-chairpersons.

Chandrasiri Gajadeera of the Communist Party representing Mahinda faction has been appointed a co-chairperson for Matara District.