Dayasiri and Ekanayake sworn in as Chief Ministers

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Dayasiri Jayasekara and Sarath Ekanayake were sworn in Chief Ministers of the North Western Province and the Central Province respectively before President Mahinda Rajapaksa a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat.

Jayasekara topped the preferential vote list while the son of Prime Minister D. M Jayarathne topped the vote list in the Central Province.

Meanwhile, D. B. Herath, Gunadasa Dehigama, Sanath Nishantha and S. Kumara Rajapaksa were sworn in as Ministers to the Western Provincial Council

Ediriweera Weerawardana, Bandula Yalegama, Pramitha B Thennakoon and Ramasamy Muttaiah were sworn in as Ministers to the Central Provincial Council View Pictures

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CyrilE Thursday, 03 October 2013 06:47 AM

Congrats both CMs

ANTON Thursday, 03 October 2013 07:10 AM

WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE KID
I ASKED MY MOTHER, "WHAT WILL I BE?
WILL I BE SILLY, WILL l BE MAD?"
HERE'S WHAT SHE SAID TO ME

QUE SERA, SERA ............

mahinda attanayaka Thursday, 03 October 2013 07:44 AM

please work for us as a good leaders

asoka abeywardena Thursday, 03 October 2013 08:29 AM

So Prime Minister's son couldn't be the CM even after topped the vote list in the Central Province...?

ling Thursday, 03 October 2013 10:05 AM

It seems MR reject people's wish from Kandy.
Way to go, MR.

Thomas Ranger Thursday, 03 October 2013 11:00 AM

Dayasiri Mahattayo,
Ada - Chief Minister
Heta - Prime Minister
Een Annidda - Janadhipathi, ohoma yang.

Nihal Thursday, 03 October 2013 04:25 PM

Congrats DAYASIRI, the most popular politician in Sri Lanka, do not make your head to get swollen.....you have a long way and a bright future.....

PRADEEP DE SILVA Thursday, 03 October 2013 05:36 PM

I would like to congratulate Mr.Dayasiri Jayasekara. This a great milestone of the political history in Sri Lanka. I wish him all the very best.

Ananda Friday, 04 October 2013 12:00 AM

Congratulations to both Chief Ministers

THILAN Friday, 04 October 2013 08:36 AM

Congratulations Mr. Dayasiri jayasekara ,you are the only politician in Srilanka mostly similar to President Mahinda rajapakse especially in public relations but President Mahinda is the best ever administrator in this country with great people management skills since independence, we are very curiously awaiting to see your administration in wayamba ..Be a leader like President Mahinda rajapakse, Good luck chief minister.

jude Saturday, 05 October 2013 04:45 AM

Dayasiri, As all Politicians aspirations is to gain power??!!!. Now you have achieved that!!!!. Now I'm sure it's matter of time that you'll start work on Making Money????!!!

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