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Roshan Ranasinghe

Roshan Ranasinghe

Sri Lankan politician

Anuruddha Ranasinghe Arachchige Roshan (born 25 October 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1] He served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation, serving simultaneously from May 23, 2022, until his dismissal on November 27, 2023.[2]

Quick Facts Hon.MP, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs ...

He is an old boy of Vidyartha College, Kandy and the founder and Chairman of Euronippon Group of Companies.

Sports minister

Ranasinghe was removed from his cabinet portfolios of Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on 27 November 2023. His removal came after Ranasinghe accused Ranil Wickremesinghe of attempting to frame him when he spoke against corruption in Sri Lanka Cricket.[3] The parliament supported Ranasinghe in his plight of fight against corruption by passing a unanimous but non-binding resolution three weeks earlier.[4]

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    As Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation

References

  1. [1]
    "ROSHAN RANASINGHE, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "President Gotabaya expands Cabinet again without Finance Minister". The Hindu. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Breaking: Sri Lanka's Sports Minister sacked". NewsWire. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Sri Lanka Sports Minister Sacked After Massive 'Assassination' Claim". NDTVSports.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.


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