CEB chairman has not resigned, only requested leave to go abroad: Energy Ministry

Colombo, May 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Media Division of the Ministry of Energy has rejected reports circulating in the media regarding the resignation of CEB Chairman Dr. Tilak Siyambalapitiya.

A senior official from the Ministry said that the Chairman had submitted a letter to the President informing him of his leave, as he plans to travel abroad for personal reasons.

"There is no truth in the media reports suggesting the resignation of the CEB Chairman," the official added.

Dr. Siyambalapitiya was appointed as the CEB Chairman on September 26 last year under the NPP government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.