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Pilleyan or Hisbullah – President nonplussed!

15.5.2008

The swearing in ceremony for the members elected for the Eastern PC scheduled for tomorrow in the afternoon has been postponed says sources in Presidential Secretariat. The tussle between Muslim Ministers and Pilleyan fraction to grab the post of chief ministerial post has not been resolved.

Pilleyan says he should be the CM as his party, the TMVP, has obtained the majority seats in the council while Muslim leaders say Hisbullah should be appointed the CM as Muslims have got more seats in the PC than any other community.

Meanwhile the President has had several rounds of discussions with Muslim ministers but has not been able to arrive at an agreement. According to sources in Presidential Secretariat the President has decided not to name the CM for now.

Courtesy -Lanka Truth