Sri Lanka: On astrological advice, Health Minister’s bypass delayed by a day
( February 28, 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Astrological considerations prompted the family members of Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne to put off heart surgery scheduled for Wednesday at a Singapore Hospital.
The bypass surgery was carried out on Thursday morning and Minister Senaratne was reported to be in good condition yesterday.
His son Chatura, Gampaha District UNP Parliamentarian, has been in touch with both President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe giving them regular updates on his father’s condition.
The minister is due in Colombo next week. ( ST)
2016-02-27-President Maithripala Sirisena left for Singapore this morning to visit Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne, who is receiving treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. (T.K.G. Kapila)
2016-02-27-Regional Development Minister and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka left for Singapore this afternoon to visit Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne, who is undergoing treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. President Maithripala Sirisena also left for Singapore this morning to visit Minister Senarathne.