Health Minister (Dr.) Rajitha Senaratne has refuted allegations of a political disucssion that is alleged to have taken place between himself and former national cricket skipper Kumar Sangakkara.
Responding to a query raised by a journalist yesterday, Minister Senaratne said that he had only discussed a health project with Mr. Sangakkara.
He also refuted media reports claiming that the discussion had taken place for two hours.
"That is a blatant lie. The discussion lasted for only 10 minutes" Minister Senaratne retorted.
The Health Minister had also told reporters that discussing politics with Sangakkara was pointless since he is a good cricketer.
"Politics must be discussed with those involved in politics" the Health Minister said.
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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