A cabinet reshuffle took place last week to defuse tensions within the government and the cabinet. Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila lost their cabinet posts while Dilum Amunugama and SB Dissanayake had the opportunity to sit in the Cabinet.
However, new crises are being created due to the cabinet reshuffle to resolve the crisis.
It is reported that many state ministers and government members are expressing their dissatisfaction regarding the appointment of SB Dissanayake as a cabinet minister. State Minister of Gem and Jewelry Industries Lohan Ratwatte has strongly objected to SB Dissanayake’s appointment as a cabinet minister and is reportedly preparing to take a political decision in the future.
He has told his friends that it is not appropriate to give cabinet ministerial posts to people who held ministries in the previous government. He also says that he never expected that people like SB would be given posts when there were people like him who were committed to bringing the present government to power and who continued to stand for Mahinda Rajapaksa after the defeat in 2015.
Lohan Ratwatte is ready to discuss the matter with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
