The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha — Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
The Minister rejected claims that appointments in the Ministry of Finance and related departments were made through external influence. He stated that the officer referred to had over ten years’ experience in the External Resources Department and that his 2023 appointment as Director-General was an internal promotion, with no outside intervention.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Presiding Member, a wrong impression was created here about appointments within the Ministry of Finance and other Departments—that someone from above appointed them. That is not so. Yes, you mentioned Aponsu. That is not the case here. The officer concerned had worked in the External Resources Department for over ten years. So do not misstate facts. Further, when his duties were interdicted and when he was appointed to that post in 2023, nobody intervened from outside; it was an internal promotion within the institution to the post of Director-General.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha — Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19995