An injunction order has been issued preventing the expulsion of non-Cabinet Minister Ali Zahir Moulana from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).

The injunction order was issued by the Colombo District Court today. 

The order has been issued against the Leader, Secretary and the High Command of the SLMC preventing the expulsion of MP Ali Zahir Moulana from the party.

In October last year, SLMC Batticaloa District member Ali Zahir Moulana took oaths as a Member of Parliament following the disqualification of member and former Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed. 

Recently, MP Ali Zahir Moulana pledged his support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Polls, despite the SLMC led by MP Rauff Hakeem having announced plans to conditionally support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.

Following this, SLMC Batticaloa district MP Ali Zahir Moulana was sworn in as a Non-Cabinet Minister of Development Projects last week. (Newswire)

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Parliamentarians Vadivel Suresh and Ali Zahir Moulana were sworn in as ministers before President Ranil Wickremesinghe today.  

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Badulla District MP Vadivel Suresh was sworn in as the State Minister of Labour.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Batticaloa district MP Ali Zahir Moulana was sworn in as a Non-Cabinet Minister of Development Projects. 

In December 2023, MP Vadivel Suresh was removed as the SJB’s Passara organizer and was later appointed as a Senior Advisor to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. MP Vadivel Suresh has pledged his support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the 2024 Presidential Polls. 

Last week, MP Ali Zahir Moulana pledged his support for the President in the upcoming polls. His support for the President comes despite the SLMC led by MP Rauff Hakeem having announced plans to conditionally support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Batticaloa district MP Ali Zahir Moulana has pledged support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the 2024 Presidential Election.

MP Ali Zahir Moulana extended his support during a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe today. 

In October last year, MP Moulana was sworn in as a Member of Parliament filling the seat vacated by former Minister and former SLMC member Naseer Ahamed. 

Even though MP Ali Zahir Moulana has pledged his support for the President, earlier this month the Supreme Council of the SLMC led by MP Rauff Hakeem announced plans to conditionally support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in the Presidential Election. (Newswire)

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Batticaloa District MP Ali Zahir Moulana has called for better sports facilities for outstation schools, stating there is plenty of promise outside of Colombo.

MP Moulana’s comment comes after Alighar Central College of Eravur emerged as the National Champions in the ‘Ball Blaster Challenge Trophy 2023’, a 1st XI Division Schools Football tournament.

Sharing snippets on the victory of his alma mater on ‘X’, MP Moulana said it was a very proud day for Eravur and Batticaloa.

“An unimaginable feat for a small-town school with minimal facilities and infrastructure to defeat top urban schools with the best facilities at their disposal,” MP Moulana said, sharing a photo of the team’s practice ground.

Stating that this game goes to show that there is plenty of promise outside of Colombo, MP Moulana said, “We only have to invest into and create the enabling environment and leave the rest up to them.” 

MP Ali Zahir Moulana also brought his concerns and the capability of the Eravur team to the attention of the newly appointed Sports Minister Harin Fernando. (NewsWire)

My alma mater, Alighar Central College of Eravur emerged as the National Champions in the 1st XI Division Schools Football trophy today. A very proud day for Eravur and Batticaloa! pic.twitter.com/d2WBM4wExB

— Ali Zahir Moulana (@alizmoulana) December 11, 2023

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Batticaloa District member Ali Zahir Moulana took oaths as a Member of Parliament today.

Moulana was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before the Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in Parliament this morning. 

The SLMC member has been appointed to the post vacated by former Minister of Environment and former SLMC member Naseer Ahamed. 

Naseer Ahamed’s Parliamentary seat was disqualified after the Supreme Court recently determined that the SLMC’s decision to expel him from the party was lawful. 

In April 2022, the SLMC decided to expel party member Naseer Ahamed after he was sworn in as the Minister of Environment under the former government.

Following his appointment, Naseer Ahamed also endorsed the 20th Amendment to the Constitution in 2020 and voted in favour of the Budget 2022, against the stance of the SLMC. Based on these reasons, the SLMC took measures to expel Naseer Ahamed from the party.

SLMC member Ali Zahir Moulana was next in line to enter Parliament after having secured the second-highest votes in the Batticaloa District for the SLMC in the last election. (NewsWire)

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) member Ali Zahir Moulana says he has been declared an elected Member of Parliament for the Batticaloa District, filling the Parliament seat vacated by Minister of Environment Naseer Ahamed.

Taking to ‘X’, Moulana stated that his appointment comes following the landmark verdict of the Supreme Court last Friday, which determined that the expulsion of Naseer Ahamed from the SLMC was lawful.

In April 2022, the SLMC made the decision to expel Naseer Ahamed from the party after he changed his political affiliation and was subsequently sworn in as the Environment Minister in the Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led Government.

Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision, the Elections Commission reportedly received a notice from the Secretary General of Parliament indicating that MP Naseer Ahamed’s seat has become vacant.

SLMC member Ali Zahir Moulana is reportedly next in line to enter Parliament after having secured the second-highest votes in the Batticaloa District for the SLMC in the last election. 

“By way of the landmark verdict of the Supreme Court last Friday, I have been declared elected as a Member of Parliament for the Batticaloa District today,” Moulana announced via a message on ‘X’.

He further said that the Supreme Court judgement sets a critical precedent for the political establishment, strengthening the ideologies and principles of political parties, fortifying the doctrines of maintaining a civilized, orderly democracy and most importantly consolidating the absoluteness of our Constitution.

“At a time when being one of the 225 Parliamentarians is frowned upon by an entire nation, I too now shall be one of them. However, I intend to and sincerely promise to do my utmost to my constituents in Batticaloa, to my fellow citizens and to Sri Lanka,” he added. (NewsWire)

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