Parliamentary Council approves appointments of S. Arumainayagam and P. S. M. Charles | Daily News

Parliamentary Council approves appointments of S. Arumainayagam and P. S. M. Charles

The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake stated that the Parliamentary Council which met on the 25th under the chairmanship of Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Speaker of Parliament agreed the proposal made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint Sundaram Arumainayagam as a member to the Public Service Commission given the demise of V. Sivagnanasothi.

He has previously served as the Secretary to the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions & Market Diversification and the State Ministry of Investment Promotion.

The Parliamentary Council has also agreed to the proposal made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint Mrs. P. S. M. Charles to fill the vacancy created given the resignation of Jeevan Thyagarajah from the Elections Commission.

She has also previously served as the Governor of the Northern Province. She previously served as the Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine and the Director General of Customs.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Douglas Devananda and Member of Parliament Kabir Hashim were also present at this meeting.This meeting was held online.


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