{"id":40802,"date":"2015-01-12T22:20:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T04:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=40802"},"modified":"2015-01-12T10:06:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T17:06:33","slug":"sajin-vaas-gunewardena-and-karuna-amman-crossed-over-to-president-sirisena-cabinet-may-increase-to-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/01\/12\/sajin-vaas-gunewardena-and-karuna-amman-crossed-over-to-president-sirisena-cabinet-may-increase-to-40\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Day Cabinet sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Hot News<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twenty seven Cabinet ministers in total were sworn in before the President at the Presidential Secretariat.\u00a0After \u00a0swearing-in of the Cabinet Ministers, State Ministers, President MaithripalaSirisena said it would be an interim-cabinet and that General Elections would be held after the completion of the 100-day programme.This is only a temporary Cabinet appointed to ensure the successful completion of the 100-day programme. Thereafter we will go for General Election which should be kept in mind when serving the people to the best of their ability. I want all ministers to work efficiently and be always mindful that we will not tolerate any form of corruption or unethical behavior,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s next finance minister, Ravi Karunanayake will need to sustain one of the world\u2019s highest economic growth rates while curbing the influence of China, the island\u2019s biggest investor under Rajapaksa\u2019s rule, according to Bimanee Meepagala of NDB Wealth Management. \u00a0Sirisena\u2019s backers, including free-market capitalists, hard-line Buddhist parties and the island\u2019s main Tamil and Muslim groupings, may prompt changes in fiscal and economic policies that could erode Sri Lanka\u2019s credit standing, Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s said last week.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d85\u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbb\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4\u00a0 &#8211; \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d86\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4Ranil Wickremesinghe- Policy Planning and Economic Development <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0da2\u0ddd\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d82\u0d9c &#8211; \u0db8\u0dc4\u0da2\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dba, \u0d86\u0db4\u0daf\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dc5\u0db8\u0db1\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dab\u0dba \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4John Amaratunga \u2013 Public Security, Christian Religious Affairs and Disaster Management<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0da2\u0ddd\u0dc1\u0db4\u0dca \u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dbb\u0dcf\u00a0 &#8211; \u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4Joseph Michael Perera &#8211; Home Affairs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d9c\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dab\u0dd3 \u0da2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dbb\u0dcf\u00a0 &#8211; \u0d86\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0Gamini Jayawickrama Perera &#8211; Food Security<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0db8\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dbd \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0dbb\u00a0 &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4Mangala Samaraweera &#8211; Foreign Affairs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0da2\u0dba\u0dc3\u0dd6\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u00a0 &#8211; \u0db6\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0 \u0dc1\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0db1Karu Jayasuriya \u2013Public Administration, Democratic Rule and Buddha Sasana<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbd\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dca\u0db8\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d87\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dbd &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u0dadLakshman Kiriella- Plantation Industries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a\u00a0 &#8211; \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dbd\u0dcaRavi Karunanayake &#8211; Finance<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dc6\u0dca \u0dc4\u0d9a\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca\u00a0 &#8211; \u0db1\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1, \u0da2\u0dbd\u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0da2\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0db4\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc4\u0db1Rauf Hakeem &#8211; Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0da0\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dcf\u0da8\u0dbd\u0dd3 \u0dbb\u0dab\u0dc0\u0d9a\u00a0 &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dbd \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db6\u0dbd\u0dc1\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2Champika Ranawaka &#8211; Power and Energy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dd2\u0dad \u0dc3\u0dda\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1 &#8211; \u0dc3\u0dde\u0d9b\u0dca\u200d\u0dbaRajitha Senaratne &#8211; Health and Indigenous Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0daf\u0dd4\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9c\u00a0\u00a0 Duminda Dissanayaka &#8211; Irrigation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d9a\u0db6\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dc2\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca &#8211; \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9c \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d86\u0dba\u0ddd\u0da2\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1Mohamed Kabir Hasim &#8211; Highways and Investment Promotion<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d91\u0db8\u0dca.\u0d9a\u0dda.\u0da9\u0dd3.\u0d91\u0dc3\u0dca.\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 &#8211; \u0d89\u0da9\u0db8\u0dca M.K.D.S. Gunawardana &#8211; Lands<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dc3\u0da2\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0db8\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc3 &#8211; \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dd8\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0\u0dd2\u00a0 Sajith Premadasa &#8211; Housing and Samurdhi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dda\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0db4\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2 &#8211; \u0d85\u0db0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dabWijedasa Rajapakshe &#8211; Justice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d9c\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0d9a &#8211; \u0da2\u0db1\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db0\u0dca\u200d\u0dbaGayantha Karunatilleke &#8211; Media<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a &#8211; \u0dc3\u0d82\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9aNavin Dissanayaka &#8211; Tourism<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d85\u0dbb\u0dca\u0da2\u0dd4\u0db1 \u0dbb\u0dab\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d82\u0d9c &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dba \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9aArjuna Ranatunga &#8211; Ports and Shipping<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc2\u0dcf\u0d9e\u0dca \u0db6\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd3\u0db1\u0dca \u2013\u00a0\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dab\u0dd2\u0da2\u00a0Rishad Bathiudeen \u2013 Industry and Commerce<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0db4\u0dbd\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0daf\u0dd2\u0d9c\u0db8\u0dca\u0db6\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca \u2013\u00a0\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0db8\u0dcaP. Digambaram \u2013 Estate Infrastructure Development<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d9e\u0dd3.\u0d91\u0db8\u0dca. \u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca \u2013\u00a0\u0db1\u0dd0\u0dc0\u0dad \u0db4\u0daf\u0dd2\u0d82\u0da0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca, \u0d89\u0daf\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 D.M. Swaminathan &#8211; Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca \u2013 \u0d85\u0db0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0db1Akila Viraj Kariyawasam \u2013 Education<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dad\u0dbd\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d85\u0dad\u0dd4\u0d9a\u0ddd\u0dbb\u0dbd \u2013 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dda\u0dc1 \u0dbb\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcfThalatha Athukorala &#8211; Foreign Employment<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0da2\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca \u0db8\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd4\u0db8 \u0db6\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dbb \u2013 \u0d85\u0db7\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dbb \u0db4\u200d\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0dc4\u0db1Ranjith Maddumabandara \u2013 Internal Transport<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0db4\u0dd3. \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca \u2013 \u00a0\u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0da2 \u0dc3\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dcf \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db7\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0db0\u0db1P. Harrison &#8211; Social Services and Welfare<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0da0\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dbb \u2013 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u00a0\u00a0 Chandrani Bandara \u2013 Women\u2019s Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u00a0<\/span>STATE MINISTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb \u0d92\u0d9a\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a &#8211; \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dca\u0d9a\u0dd8\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u00a0Nandimithra Ekanayake &#8211; Culture and Arts<br \/>\n\u0d91\u0dc3\u0dca. \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db0\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc2\u0dca\u0dab\u0db1\u0dca &#8211;\u00a0P. Radakrishnan &#8211; Education<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0dc6\u0dba\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc6\u0dcf &#8211; \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca \u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dda\u0dc0\u0dcfFaizer Musthafa &#8211; Aviation<br \/>\n\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dad \u0dbb\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db6\u0dab\u0dca\u0da9\u0dcf\u0dbb &#8211; \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0db6\u0dbd \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db6\u0dbd \u0dc1\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2Palitha Range Bandara &#8211; Power and Energy<br \/>\n\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0daf\u0d86\u0dbb\u0da0\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2 &#8211; \u0db0\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dbbDilip Wedaarachchi &#8211; Fisheries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0dbb\u0ddd\u0dc3\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dda\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a &#8211; \u0dc5\u0db8\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4Rosy Senanayake \u2013 Children\u2019s Affairs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0dbb\u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4 &#8211; \u0d8b\u0dc3\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d85\u0db0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0db1Rajiva Wijesinghe &#8211; Higher Education<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 &#8211; \u0d86\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0d9a \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbaRuwan Wijewardene &#8211; Defence<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db4\u0dba\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dda\u0dbd\u0dcf\u0dba\u0dd4\u0daf\u0db1\u0dca -K. Welayuthan &#8211; Plantation Industries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0ddd\u0dc2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dbb\u0dcf -Niroshan Perera &#8211; Youth Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0ddd\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u00a0DEPUTY MINISTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0da0\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dda\u0db8\u0daf\u0dcf\u0dc3 &#8211; \u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u0dadChampika Premadasa \u2013 Industry and Commerce<br \/>\n\u0dc4\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc2 \u0daf \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dcf &#8211; \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dca\u0db4\u0dcf\u0daf\u0db1 \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d86\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dae\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4Harsha de Silva &#8211; Policy Planning and Economic Affairs<br \/>\n\u0d91\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1 &#8211; \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0d9cEran Wickramaratne &#8211; Highways and Investment Promotion<br \/>\n\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0 \u0dc3\u0dda\u0db1\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0d82\u0dc4 &#8211; \u0d85\u0db0\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dabSujeewa Senasinghe &#8211; Justice<br \/>\n\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad \u0dc3\u0dda\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a &#8211; \u0dc3\u0d82\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0d9aWasantha Senanayake &#8211; Tourism<br \/>\nWijeyakala Maheshwaran \u2013 Women\u2019s Affairs<br \/>\nAjith P. Perera &#8211; Foreign Affairs ~<br \/>\nAnoma Gamage &#8211; Irrigation<\/p>\n<p>President\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Maithripala Sirisena<\/span> still trying to consolidate power inside Parliament by attracting SLFP trouble makers from the previous regime, including the notorious\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Sajin Vaas Gunewardena<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Karuna Amman<\/span> who extended support to President Sirisena at his residence.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0SLFP CC reaffirms MR as SLFP President-Yapa<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SLFP General Secretary MP Anura Priyadharsana Yapa said that 42 members of the Central Committee of the SLFP have reaffirmed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the SLFP President during the CC meeting at its headquarters at Darley Road, Colombo this evening. &#8211;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lawyers urge CJ to resign<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several lawyers and civil society organisations are protesting outside the Supreme Court urging Chief Justice Mohan Peiris to resign.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I am in Kilinochchi-KP<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rejecting reports that he had fled the country, former arms chief procurer of the LTTE Selvaraja Pathmanathan alias KP said that he did not intend to leave the country.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Harin Says he will resign if UPFA crossover MPs are given Ministerial positions<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot News Twenty seven Cabinet ministers in total were sworn in before the President at the Presidential Secretariat.\u00a0After \u00a0swearing-in of the Cabinet Ministers, State Ministers, President MaithripalaSirisena said it would be an interim-cabinet and that General Elections would be held after the completion of the 100-day programme.This is only a temporary Cabinet appointed to ensure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}