SJB urges Eran to quit party over SLC role

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has requested former MP Eran Wickramaratne to relinquish his party membership following his recent appointment to head Sri Lanka Cricket’s Transformation Committee.

SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara stated that the party has already accepted Wickramaratne’s resignation from its Working Committee and Management Committee, and has formally called on him to step down from the party altogether.

He noted that the decision aligns with the SJB’s policy of not permitting politicians to hold positions in sports governing bodies.

Wickramaratne was recently appointed by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage to chair the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee, tasked with implementing administrative and structural reforms within the country’s cricket system.

The Minister has emphasized that the committee is not an interim arrangement, but a long-term reform body that will function until fresh elections are conducted.