Trade unionist, former Minister and Ceylon Workers Congress Chairman Muthu Sivalingam has passed away at the age of 79.
Parliamentarian V. Radhakrishnan announced the former Minister’s death in Parliament a short while ago.
The late MP, who represented Nuwaraeliya district in Parliament, held several ministerial posts. He was the Minister of Estate Housing Infrastructure and Community Development from 2007 to 2010. He also held posts such as the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Deputy Minister of Primary Industries, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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