{"id":121743,"date":"2022-01-05T00:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T06:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=121743"},"modified":"2022-01-04T17:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T00:50:25","slug":"susil-premajayantha-leaves-his-office-gracefully-in-a-three-wheeler-after-he-was-sacked-by-the-troubled-president-can-gotabaya-leave-his-office-the-same-way-at-the-end-of-his-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2022\/01\/05\/susil-premajayantha-leaves-his-office-gracefully-in-a-three-wheeler-after-he-was-sacked-by-the-troubled-president-can-gotabaya-leave-his-office-the-same-way-at-the-end-of-his-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Susil Premajayantha leaves his office gracefully in a three-wheeler after he was sacked by the troubled president. Can Gotabaya leave his office the same way at the end of his term?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Sri Lanka News<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>State Minister Susil Premajayantha left his office so gracefully\nafter he has been removed from his post with immediate effect, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d87\u0db8\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0db0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dad\u0da7 -  \u0db8\u0ddb\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0da9\u0dbd\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd2\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JWksZfg7edg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in\naccordance with the powers vested in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Susil Premajayantha served as the State Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities, and Distance Learning Promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dca\u0dc3\u0d9a \u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d86 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dad\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc3\u0d9a \u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dbb \u0dba\u0dba\u0dd2 - Hiru News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jWtoYxe-E6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Premajayantha says he intends to return to his legal\nprofession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former State Minister of Education Reforms, Open\nUniversities and Distance Learning Promotion made this remark speaking to the\nmedia following his dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0da2\u0db1\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2, \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d87\u0db8\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dc0 \u0db0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d89\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvm8Jwk4X3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to queries, Premajayantha said he learned of his\ndismissal through media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is nothing big. I first became a minister in 2000, right\nafter [I] entered the parliament. I have worked under three presidents. I have\na profession. I\u2019ll return to that from tomorrow, to the court.\u201d Premajayantha\ncontinued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if he was told of a reason for being sacked from his\nstate ministerial post, Premajayantha responded, There is no need to give such\nreasons. The Executive President is vested with the powers to appoint and to\nremove anyone [from their position].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking further, he said, A media person recently asked me\nabout the prices of goods while I was at the market. I responded that the\nagriculture has failed completely and that the policy decisions that have been\ntaken have failed. I spoke on behalf of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premajayantha stressed that he is not surprised by this move,\ngiven the direction the country is moving towards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the people who were present at his departure welcomed his departure and wished him good luck for his future ambitions leaving behind a question Can Gotabaya leave his office so gracefully at the end of his term?\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka News State Minister Susil Premajayantha left his office so gracefully after he has been removed from his post with immediate effect, The decision was made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in accordance with the powers vested in him. Susil Premajayantha served as the State Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities, and Distance Learning Promotion. 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