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(Lanka-e-News -22.May.2017, 11.30AM) The first cabinet reshuffle took place this morning at the presidential secretariat headed by the president and the prime minister (P.M.) . The changes made were as follows :
Mangala Samaraweera – minister of finance and mass media
Ravi Karunanayake – foreign minister.
Arjuna Ranatunge minister of petroleum – thrown out from ministry of Ports
Mahinda Samarasinghe – Ports ministry
Chandima Weerakody – skills development and vocational training ministry
S. B. Dissanayake – social empowerment and welfare ministry plus Hill country rights
W.D.J Seneviratne –labor and trade union affairs plus Sabaragamuwa province development.
Gaayantha Karunatileke – parliamentary affairs and lands
Thilak Marapone – special development projects
Mahinda Amaraweera –Fisheries and water resources minister plus State minister for Mahaweli
Even as late as yesterday night , the decision was to change the ministry of Wijedasa Rajapakse who said , as long as he is the justice minister he would not permit Gotabaya Rajapakse the culprit to be arrested.But this morning that decision underwent a change. His ministry remained.
Based on reports reaching Lanka e news , following the news report that Arjuna has been thrown out of ministry of Ports –GROBR , the Port employees had lit crackers in joy.
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