S. Sridharan, who was recently elected as the leader of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has resigned from his post, reports say.
According to a report on ‘Aruna’, the decision has been formally informed to the party.
Sridharan was elected ITAK leader in late January after securing majority votes at a secret ballot held at the Trincomalee Municipal Council Hall. MP and President’s Counsel M.A. Sumanthiran as well as former MP Sinithambi Yogeswaran also contested for the leadership.
The ITAK National Convention was to be held in late February in Trincomalee and the new leader was to be appointed officially at the convention.
However, a member of ITAK had filed a case against the party national convention at the Jaffna District Court to which the court had issued an interim injunction.
Furthermore, the Trincomalee District Court has also barred the convention from being conducted over a case being filed at the Trincomalee District Court.
Noting that his appointment becomes unconstitutional in this backdrop, Sridharan has tendered his resignation, urging the party to re-elect a leader after the court proceedings conclude and that he will also re-run for the party leadership then.
The “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme” which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been handed over to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
The report, originally compiled over 25 years ago, was tabled in Parliament recently. The Government has taken a decision to take necessary action and as a result, actions have been initiated to hand over the report to the Attorney General’s Department today (29).
The former Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), L.A. Wimalaratne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (April 29), has been released on bail.
He was arrested in connection with an investigation into a house in Kataragama, allegedly linked to the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) – the IPG Group, has officially announced that the franchise partnerships of the ‘Colombo Strikers’ and ‘Jaffna Kings’ have been terminated.
According to a statement issued today (April 28), the terminations were made due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill contractual obligations outlined in their agreements with the IPG Group, which were established at the commencement of their participation in the league.
Accordingly, the forthcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League will feature franchises representing Colombo and Jaffna under new ownership, the statement notes.
As the event rights holder, the IPG Group retains the exclusive rights over the LPL franchise teams and, accordingly, is vested with the authority to transfer and/or assign the ownership rights of the said franchises to interested parties.
Sri Lanka Cricket and The IPG Group remain committed to upholding the integrity, standards, and success of the Lanka Premier League and look forward to an exciting upcoming season with renewed participation.
