Eight Former Muslim Ministers Had Met With Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe

Eight Muslim Cabinet,State and Deputy Ministers who had resigned from their portfolios on 03rd of June  had met with Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe at his official residence in Colombo this noon and discussed what lead them for their decision to resign from portfolios.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe had told the Former Muslim Ministers that the decision the whole group  had  taken to resign from  portfolios over the allegations leveled against one Minister (Rishad Baduideen ) is not a suitable one at the moment .

However the former group of Muslim Ministers had explained the Opposition leader that they have taken the decision to step down from their ministerial portfolios because of the accusations leveled against Muslim community and the health status of Athuraliye Rathana Thero who had launched a fasting campaign demanding the removal of Eastern and Western provincial governors and Former Minister Rishad Baduideen from their posts over helping extremists .

Opposition Leader Rajapakshe had advised the former Muslim ministers regarding their future activities the Former Higher Education Minister Rauf Hakim has told after the meeting.