Mr. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan was sworn in as a member of the 9th Parliament before the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana today (July 09)
Following the Oath affirmation before the Speaker, Kugathasan signed the Member Roll kept before the Secretary General of the Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera.
Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan was appointed to fill the vacancy created due to the demise of Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a former leader of the opposition in the Parliament of Sri Lanka and leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK).
Shanmugam Kugathasan completed his higher education from the University of Colombo and Madurai Kamaraj University, India.
He has been a member of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi Party since 1975 and has been working as the Trincomalee District Leader of the party since 2018. He has also worked as the Eastern Province Development Affairs Coordinator under the Ministry of National Policy, Economic Affairs and Resettlement.
Furthermore, in the previous parliamentary election, he represented the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi and participated in the election representing the Trincomalee district.
The Election Commission published the gazette notification No. 2391/14 regarding the appointment of Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan on July 02.
Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/
Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.
The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.
The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.
PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.
The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.
“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”
The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.