Sunday Times 2
Bimal, Athauda elected co-chairmen of Palestine Solidarity Committee
View(s):The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine held its interim Annual General Meeting on Friday at the Palestine embassy in Colombo.
The meeting was graced by senior members, including co-chairman and former Minister Athauda Seneviratna, Palestine Ambassador Dr. Zuhair Hamdallah Dar Zaid and Deputy Head of the Mission Hesham Abu Thaha.
The meeting was chaired by outgoing co-chairman Imthiaz Bakeer Markar. He has held the position for the past 16 years.
At the interim AGM former Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayaka was elected as the new co-chairman along with Mr. Seneviratne.
Parliamentarian Mujibuir Rahman was elected as a Vice Chairman. Two other Vice Chairmen are Mahinda Hattaka and Ameen Izzadeen.
Fawzer Farook was elected as General Secretary while Lakshman Gunasekara and Daya Lankapura were elected as Assistant Secretaries. Hameed Ashraf is the Treasurer while Althaf Iqbal is the Assistant Treasurer.
Sukumar Rockwood, Mohammed Fairooze and Tharindu Uduwarage were elected as Media and Propaganda Secretaries.