Medical Students Action Committee Urged The Government To Cancel The Appointment Of Professor Carlo Fonseka

The Medical Students Action Committee has today urged the government to cancel the political appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as President of Sri Lanka Medical Council and appoint an Independent  intellectual to the Council with immediate effect.

Speaking at a Press Briefing held in National Library Services Board in Colombo today (03) the convener of Action Committee Nilan Fernando has said that they will launch a series of protest campaigns with  participation of  Medical Students in coming weeks against the appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as SLMC President and to protest against Malabe Private Medical Collage.

" Professor Fonseka's appointment was a politically motivated one and it will directly affected the ongoing crisis on controversial Malabe Private Medical Collage as well as the bogus certificate issue of a group of Assistant Medical Practitioners" he has stressed.There fore government should cancel the politically made appointments like these which are favoring them in crisis situations " Convener of the Medical Students Action Committee further said.

GMOA Has Cancelled Their Emergency Exco Meeting Scheduled For Today And Re Summon It This Thursday

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) had cancelled  their Emergency Executive Meeting scheduled to be held today (02)to decide on their future course of action against appointing Professor Carlo Fonseka as the new President Of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC).The Executive Meeting is now scheduled on this Thursday (05) noon according to Assistant Secretary of GMOA Dr.Upul Gunesekera.

Last December GMOA has decided to withdraw the   registrations of all Government MBBS Doctors from SLMC if the government has appointed Professor Fonseka as  President of SLMC.

Meanwhile Professor Fonseka has assumed his duties of his new post  on 10 a.m this morning at SLMC Office in Colombo.

GMOA To Summon A Special Ex co Meeting Tomorrow On New SLMC President

The Executive Committee of the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) is to summon a special meeting tomorrow(02) morning to decide their future course of action regarding  the appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as New President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) according to GMOA Sources.

Professor Carlo Fonseka Appointed As New President Of Sri Lanka Medical Council

The current chairman of  National Authority On Tobacco And Alcohol ,Professor Carlo Fonseka has been appointed as the new President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) with immediate effect.He is due to assume his duties at SLMC Office tomorrow morning according to government sources.

Around 40 colleges of Medical Practitioners and  Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) had appealed from President Mahinda Rajapaksha refrain from appointing Professor Fonseka for the SLMC President Post citing his appointment will become a political motivated one.Professor Fonseka has been appointed after former SLMC President Professor Lalitha Mendis has handed over her resignation citing personal reasons.However GMOA has wanted Professor Mendis to continue as SLMC President till a suitable appointment has been made.

It has been reported that Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had made this appointment despite the protests of GMOA and other Colleges of Medical Practitioners.

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UNP Reformists Wants Government To Released Former Army Commander With Civic Rights

The Leader of the Reformist Group of Main Opposition United National Party (UNP) MP Karu Jayasuriya and Deputy Leader of UNP MP Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to release imprisoned former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka with civic rights as he has right to involve in active politics.Both MP's were visited General Fonseka at Welikada Prison today and afterwards made this request .

Both MP Jayasuriya and MP Premadasa pledged their support to Democratic National Alliance (DNA) MP Tiran Allas on his current negotiations goes on with President Mahinda Rajapaksha to get General Fonseka released.

Sri Lankan National Cricket Team Secured Their First Test Win Against South Africans

The Sri Lankan National Cricket Team today (29) secured their first ever Test Match win against South Africans played in Durban,South Africa when they beat the hosts by 208 runs with a day to spare .Sri Lanka scored 338 and 279 all out in their two innings and South Africans scored 168 and 241 respectively in their innings.


Out of the 9 test matches played between  two countries this was the first time that Sri Lankans beat the South Africans in a test match as well as in their home soil.Chasing 450 runs to win in a fourth days play South Africans were all out for 241 runs as Leg Spinner Rangana Herath grabbed 5 wickets for 79 runs.Earlier Both Thilan Samaraweera and Kumar Sangakkara were scored a century each during the first and second innings of Sri Lanka.

With today's result Sri Lankans now leveled the 3 match test series against South Africans  as 1-1.South Africans won the first test match.