State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Defence, the Department of Government Information announced.
According to the department, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon will function in the post on behalf of President and Minister of Defence Ranil Wickremesinghe.
His appointment comes after President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for the United Kingdom (UK) today.
Premitha Bandara Tannakoon received the appointment from the President and will function in the role until President Wickremesinghe’s return to Sri Lanka.
President Wickremesinghe left for the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III which will take place on Saturday 6 May.
The coronation conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey will kick off a weekend of events and celebrations in the UK. (NewsWire)