Annual Main Ramadan Prayer Removed From Galle Face This Year

The annual main Ramadan prayer at

Galle Face green was not held yesterday  (05) due to the security reasons and the current political enviornment of the country it has been reported .

The main Ramadan prayer of the Sri Lankan Muslim community was held at Colombo Grand Mosque the "Dewatag aha "Mosque under tight security. All devotees arrived for the prayer had been checked by the Security personal .

The Jamayayathul  Ulama Organization has earlier requested the Muslim community of the country not to organize Ramadan prayers in an open places and playgrounds due to security reasons.

As a result local Muslims have been participated prayers at Mosques in their àreas .Security in the Mosques had been tightened during the prayers .

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President Maithripala Sirisena To Withdraw From President's Race ?

President Maithripala Sirisena has told

that he will not contest the forthcoming Presidential Election after a Cabinet meeting held in Parliament yesterday  (04) the "VeeraKesari' Tamil newspaper has reported.

However during his visit to India recently President Has Told the Indian Media he is not in hurry to annonce his interest to contest the Presidential Election as other parties not yet been announced  their candidates .

Resigned Muslim Ministers Not Handed Over Their Resignation Letters To Presidential Secretariet

None of the Nine Muslim Cabinet ,State

And Deputy Minister's who had resigned from their Portfolios on Monday (03)has handEd over their resignation letters to Presidential Secretariet and they are still using the official vehicles and personal staff entitled to their Ministries it has been revealed .

However all these Muslim Ministers have told the media that they had handed over their resignation letters to the Prime Minister . However up to now these letters have not sent to the Presidential secretariat .

Many sections of the society had questioned that why these Resigned Muslim Ministers not handed  over their resignation letters to the Presidential Secretariet and not handed over their official vehicles and not withdrawing their personal staff from the Ministries. 

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A Proposal To Import A Bullet Proof Vehicle For Opposotion Leader Rejected By The President

A proposal to import a bullet proof

Vehicle for the opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakshe had been rejected by President Maithripala Sirisena before submitting it to the Cabinet  during the Cabinet Meeting held yesterday  (04)it has been reported .

President Sirisena has stated that as Opposition Leader have three Bullet proof Vehicles already there's no need for another one according to sources .

Due to this The proposal was not submitted to the Cabinet for discussion. 

Former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijelal Silva Taken Oath As New Eastern Province Governor

The former Chief Minister of Southern

Provincial Council Shan Wijeylal Silva had taken oath as the new Eastern Province Governor this noon (05) before President Maithripala Sirisena at President's House in Colombo .

The New Eastern Province Governor held three terms of office as the Chief Minister of Southern Provincial Council until it had been dissolved last April.Shan Wijeylal Silva is the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Organizer in Ambalangoda area as well.

He had been appointed to the Post of Eastern Province Governor following the resignation of former Governor H.L
A.M Hisbulla.