Basil Rajapaksa’s name gazetted as SLPP National List MP

July 7, 2021 at 11:59 AM

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organizer Basil Rajapaksa’s name has been gazetted as a member of Parliament.

The Government Printer said Basil Rajapaksa’s name has been gazetted as a Parliamentarian from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s (SLPP) National List. 

SLPP National List MP Jayantha Ketagoda yesterday handed over his resignation letter, stepping down from his MP post.

According to SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, Jayantha Ketagoda had resigned to pave the way for former Minister Basil Rajapaksa to enter Parliament through the party’s National List. (NewsWire)