Former Ministers who had to go to the Opposition when friends became Ministers

Former Ministers who had to go to the Opposition ....

when friends became Ministers

Yesterday became a special day in the political

history of Sri Lanka because a National Government was formed with a combination of the SLFP and the UNP. Because of this change, the number of SLFP ordinary members of parliament who relinquishd their positions of Ministers during the past once again were recipients of the same position while former SLFP Ministers who were left out had to sit in the Opposition. Among these were several of those who had embraced the Opposition on their own while there were as well as those who had to sit in the Opposition.

Among former Cabinet Ministers who have had to appear from the Opposition while their friends are spending their time enjoying privileges are as follows:

  Nimal Siripala de Silva
  Susil Premajayanth
  Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
  D.M. Jayaratna
  John Seneviratna
  G.L. Pieris
  Bandula Gunawardena
  Basil Rajapaksa
  Rohitha Abeygoonawardena
  Dallas Alhapperuma
  Gamini Lokuge
  Mahindananda Aluthgamage
  Gunaratna Weerakoon
  Kumara Welgama
  Mervin Silva
  Sumedha G. Jayasena
  Keheliya Rambukwella
  Tissa Witharana
  T.B. Ekanayaka
  Johnston Fernando