Maithripala Sirisena to parliament from national list -- another ministerial portfolio

Maithripala Sirisena to parliament from national list -- another ministerial portfolio

Indicating that he would not be leaving politics and wishes to serve the country continuously, former president Maithripala Sirisena has once again is to enter into parliament as a member of parliament, latest political news has revealed. 

Former president Maithri who was keeping an eye on the road by even going close to the vehicle to
welcome president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa when the latter assumed duties at presidential secretariat joined in when the president assumed his duties and when president Gotabhaya took the main  seat and engaged in discussions with those close associates, former president Maithri too were found seated among them. 

We have on a previous occasion revealed that Maihripala the former president has mentioned that he wished to serve the country by holding the portfolio of minister of environment or Mahaweli. As he is not able to secure a ministerial post without a position as MP, Mr. Malith Jayatilleka, MP from the national list of UPFA  is expected to resign in order to provide that opportunity, political news report. In future, Mr. Maithripala Sirisena would be taking his oaths in the presence of speaker Mr. Karu Jayasuriya in the capacity of a member of parliament and would later be elected as a state minister of the caretaker government. While it was Mahinda Rajapaksa who started the tradition of making former presidents, the members of parliament he is presently functioning as the MP representing Kurunegala district and later as opposition leader from the past.acquire leadership of 

Though displaying a great dislike of SLFP going into alliance with the Pohottuwa and saying that he would be independent; after the election victory the following day itself former president Maithripala has managed to acquire leadership of SLFP. He would be giving leadership to SLFP as one of the secondary parties under Pohottuwa. If former president Maithripala is to hold position of a minister, he would thus be fortunate in drawing the presidential pension as  well as the MP salary as well.