SJB MP and economist Dr. Harsha de Silva has denied reports that he was approached by the government to be appointed as a minister. “I have not had any discussion with any member of the government on any position,” he said in a tweet adding that he has always argued for an interim or all party government to rescue Sri Lanka from this crisis.
He was responding to a TimesOnline report that he and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka were tipped to take up ministerial portfolios in the proposed all-party government to steer the country towards political and economic stability, according to informed sources. Mr. Fonseka was not immediately available for comment.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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