Former cricketer-turned-international commentator Farveez Maharoof resigned from the committee appointed by the sports minister to draft a new constitution to Sri Lanka Cricket, he announced on his Twitter, on Monday.
“I feel my area of expertise is mainly on the technical matters of the game, and not on constitutional matters. As such, I feel that I can make a better contribution to technical matters and not on policy and law,” Maharoof took to twitter, announcing his decision. [Find out more]
The 10-member committee, chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice KT Chitrasiri also includes Dr. Duminda Hulangamuwa, Dr. Ariththa Wickramanayake, President’s Counsel Harsha Amarasekera, Major General (Retd) Renuka Rowell, Deepthika Kulasena, Gayal Kalatuwawa, Hariguptha Rohanadeera and former cricketers Charith Senanayaka.
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.
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