Ministers Udaya Gammanpila and Wimal Weerawansa removed from positions by President

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa have been removed from their ministerial portfolios by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.during a cabinet reshuffle this evening (Thursday)

The President’s Media Division said that under the powers vested in him by the Constitution, the President has removed the two MPs from their Cabinet minister posts with immediate effect.

The ongoing criticism levelled against the regime by the two figures have also affected the performances of their ministries as well, hence the dismissal, according reports..

Minister Gamini Lokuge had confirmed that he was sworn in as the new Minister of Energy, the position previously held by MP Udaya Gammanpila.

The minister revealed this while speaking to reporters outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo his evening, following the sudden Cabinet reshuffle.

Minister Lokuge also said that Pavithra Wanniarachchi, who was serving as the Transport Minister, was sworn in as the new Minister of Power, the post previously held by him. S.B. Dissanayake has been sworn in as the new Minister of Industries, President Media Division says