Ziham Hussain re-elected snooker head

From left: Samuel C. Kantha (Treasurer), Bharatha Siriwardena (Assistant Secretary), Kashyapa Alawala (Vice President), Kumara Lanerolle (Vice President), Ziham Hussain (President), Major Gen: (Rtd) Piyal Abeysekera Election Committee Chairman), Major Gen. (rtd) P. Ratnayake (Election Committee Member), Wing Commander Heeli Herath (Election Committee Member), Chandana Nawagaththegama (Assistant Treasurer) and Charitha Rupasinghe (Minister of Sports Representative)

By M Shamil Amit

The incumbent President of the Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka Ziham Hussain was re-elected as its head at their 70th Annual General Meeting held at the auditorium of Automobile Association of Ceylon.

Neranjan Abeysena and Bharatha Siriwardena were elected to the Secretary and Treasurer’s posts respectively.

The AGM was held under the new extra ordinary gazette notification released by the Ministry of Sports with two election committee members Major Gen (Rtd) Piyal Abeysekera as the chairman with Major Gen. (Rtd) P. Ratnayake and Wing Commander Heeli Herath as the election committee members along with Charitha Rupasinghe representing the Minister of Sports attending the election as monitors.

Elected officials

President – Ziham Hussain. Vice President’s – Kumara Lanerolle, Sqn Ldr Kashyapa Alawala. General Secretary – Neranjan Abeysena. Treasurer – Samuel C. Kantha. Assistant Secretary – Bharatha Siriwardena. Assistant Treasurer – Chandana Nawagaththegama. Exco Member – Samantha Liyanage.