Politics

Sri Lanka parliament nominates COPE, COPA members; ex-COPE chair unhappy

File photo: COPE meeting chaired by ex chair Charitha Herath

Monday October 3, 2022 11:18 am

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka parliament’s selection committee has nominated 27 members each to the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), provoking the ire of the previous COPE chairman Charitha Herath.

Members nominated for COPE as announced by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Monday October 03 morning are as follows:

Jagath Pushpakumara
Janaka Wakumbura
Lohan Ratwate
Indika Anuruddha
D V Chanaka
Shantha Bandara
Anura Dissanayake
Rauff Hakeem
Patali Champika Ranawaka
Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Rohitha Abegunawardhana
Harsha de Silva
Eran Wickramaratne
Nimal Lanza
S M M Muszhaaraff
Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
S M Marikkar
Mujibur Rahuman
Rohini Wijerathna
Sanjeeva Edirimanna
Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi
Premnath C Dolawatte
Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha
Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
Rajika Wickramasinghe
Madhura Withanage
Ranjith Bandara

Former COPE chair Herath who broke away from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuan (SLPP) and now sits with a group of independent MPs tweeted Monday morning that “people behind the economic crimes” wanted him out of their way.

After a delay of two months #COPE member list is out. As predicted, my name isn't in the list. Thieves, deal makers who are in favour of a corrupted system WON for the day. People behind the economic crimes wanted me out of their way. Shame on you @RW_UNP & @DCRGunawardena #lka https://t.co/iMuEjSKLJu

— Charitha Herath, (PhD) (@charith9) October 3, 2022

The members nominated for COPA are:

Mohan Priyadharshana de Silva
Lasantha Alagiyawanna
Kader Masthan
Suren Ragavan
Diana Gamage
S B Dissanayake
Tissa Attanayake
Kabeer Hashim
Sarath Weerasekera
Wimalaweera Dissanayake
Niroshan Perera
Sudharshini Fernandopulle
J C Alawathuwala
Ashok Abeysinghe
Buddhika Pathirana
Jayantha Samaraweera
Hector Appuhamy
Hesha Withanage
Major Pradeep Undhugoda
Isuru Dhodangoda
Wasantha Yapa Bandara
Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
Sahan Pradeep
D Weerasinghe
Weerasumana Weerasinghe
Charitha Herath
Harini Amarasuriya

(Colombo/Oct03/2022)

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