Pressure mounts on Finance Secretary to resign

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Civil society activist Ranjith Keerthi Tennakoon, who is also associated with Free Lawyers, said the Central Bank is also a responsible party in the incident. “It is the Central Bank which usually advises on the repayment of the loan.

This is one of the sixteen-stage loan repayment processes. Therefore, the Central Bank has definitely had a role to play in the incident,” he said.