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Dhammika calls on Ranil to resign as Finance Min.

07 Jul 2022 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

  • His call for the Prime Minister’s resignation comes two days after Wickremesinghe, as the Finance Minister, submitted a proposal to cabinet to recover tax dues owed by casino operators and to bring in legislative amendments to give effect to proposed tax increases

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama  

Investment Promotion Minister Dhammika Perera said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should resign as the Finance Minister and from the post of Prime Minister immediately and the political game which he is playing needs to be stopped. 

His call for the Prime Minister’s resignation comes two days after Wickremesinghe, as the Finance Minister, submitted a proposal to Cabinet to recover tax dues owed by casino operators and to bring in legislative amendments to give effect to proposed tax increases.  


Dhammika himself owns a thriving casino empire in the country. Addressing the media yesterday , he said the PM had halted all the projects that could bring in dollars to the country.  


“From today onwards, I have decided to prepare myself for the struggle. It has been seven days since I joined the government and I saw what has been going on here,” he said.  


The PM has no plan for the cash flow of the country. He doesn’t have a plan to feed the people in the country or a plan to bring in dollars to the country.