The Sri Lankan parliament on Thursday unanimously handed a decision, calling for the sacking of the nation’s cricket governing physique, with each the ruling and opposition events supporting it.
The primary opposition social gathering chief Sajith Premadasa moved the decision titled ‘the removing of the corrupt SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket) administration’ which was seconded by the senior authorities minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.
The parliament’s approval got here two days after the Court docket of Attraction restored the SLC administration headed by Shammi Silva on Tuesday.
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On Monday, Sports activities Minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the SLC administration and appointed former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga as head of a seven-member interim committee to manipulate the cricket board.
There was cross social gathering help for the decision asking the removing of Silva-led SLC administration, which, nevertheless, is just not legally binding.
Premadasa stated the purpose was to make the general public conscious of the misdeeds within the SLC administration and to guard the sport from sliding into abyss. He stated collective motion was required to protect the sport for its passionate followers.
Ranasinghe continued to fireplace broadsides at Silva and the SLC administration following his outburst on Wednesday slamming the courtroom’s order.
Silva, whose administration had been elected in Might for a two-year time period, has confronted scathing criticism since Sri Lanka suffered an enormous defeat to host India within the ongoing World Cup after crumbling to 55 all out.
The staff is out of reckoning for a semifinal berth, a lot to the frustration of the followers.
Whereas the parliament was debating the decision, police safety was offered to SLC headquarters. One entry highway was shut with barricades being positioned.
A number of hundred folks had turned up close to the premises of the SLC headquarters calling for the resignation of the administration.