Presient Has Removed The Newly Elected Chairman Of The Timber Corpoartion Over Corruption Charges-Another EX Politician Has Been Appointed To The Post Today

President Maithripala Sirisena has yesterday (10) removed the former Parliamentarian Anurudda Polgampola he had earlier appointed as the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation and today (11) appointed a former Parliamentarian Shantha Bandara to the post according to the President's Media Division.

President had appointed Anurudda Polgampola as the new Chairman of the State Timber Corporation on 04th of May after the former Chairman P.Dissanayake was sacked from the post as a result of accepting a Rs.20 million bribe from an Indian Businessman along with the former President's Chief Of Staff . However as the local media revealed that the Polgampola is a corrupted person ,President has removed him from the post yesterday.

The new Chairman of the Timber Corporation Shantha Bandara has taken his appointment letter from the President this noon at the President's Official Residence in Colombo.