Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the United National Party (UNP), has declined to accept the letter of resignation of party General Secretary Kabir Hashim.
However, UNP sources said Hashim had made clear he would not withdraw the letter and had resigned to help the party leader to re-organise the party.
On Friday, UNP Chairman Malik Samarawickrema also sent in his resignation. It was not known if his resignation has been accepted.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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