Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake has
resigned from his Ministerial portfolio today (10)due to the preassure of several factions of government as a result of his involvement with the main suspect of Central Bank bond scam Arjun Aloysias .
Minister Karunanayake has announced his resignation this noon at the Parliament while delivering a special speech regarding an allegations leveled against him by the bond commission inquiring the Central Bank bond scam.
An allegation levelled against Minister Karunanayake on his involvement with the main suspect of the bond scam issue when he was the finance minister.
He has appeared before the bond commission last week for questioning regarding the allegation.
President Maithripala Sirisena too requested the Minister Karunanayake to resign from his post after the Minister's name mentioned during the initial inquieries held regarding the bond scam by the bond commission.
During his speech today at the Parliament Minister Karunanayake has stated that he had never entered politics to earn money and his only purpose is to serve people through politics.
The former Minister who is also the deputy leader of governing United National Party (UNP) has stressed that he had never earned money through illegal means.
Minister Karunanayake has announced his resignation this noon at the Parliament while delivering a special speech regarding an allegations leveled against him by the bond commission inquiring the Central Bank bond scam.
An allegation levelled against Minister Karunanayake on his involvement with the main suspect of the bond scam issue when he was the finance minister.
He has appeared before the bond commission last week for questioning regarding the allegation.
President Maithripala Sirisena too requested the Minister Karunanayake to resign from his post after the Minister's name mentioned during the initial inquieries held regarding the bond scam by the bond commission.
During his speech today at the Parliament Minister Karunanayake has stated that he had never entered politics to earn money and his only purpose is to serve people through politics.
The former Minister who is also the deputy leader of governing United National Party (UNP) has stressed that he had never earned money through illegal means.
