Rajapaksa family members to be out of new cabinet

April 4, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Three cabinet ministers and a state minister from the Rajapaksa family have informed that they will not accept ministerial portfolios in the new Cabinet that is to be appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

According to sources, Rajapaksa family members Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Chamal Rajapaksa, and Namal Rajapaksa, and State Minister Shsheendra Rajapaksa have said they will not take up posts in the new Cabinet.

It has been reported that the group has taken personal decisions not to take up any ministerial portfolios under the new Cabinet. (NewsWire)