Re-elected SLC President Silva dares to bare it all

Re-elected SLC President Shammi Silva (left) cuts a cake in celebration of their victory at the elections held yesterday 

at SLC headquarters in the presence of Vice President 

Dr. Jayantha Dharmadasa and Secretary Mohan de Silva

Shammi Silva, the re-elected president of Sri Lanka Cricket, said that he would, with his team of office-bearers, expose the people behind all the bad publicity they have received running up to the election.

“We want to erase the bad name of the SLC given by certain people because it is an image recognised worldwide. We have been accused of being corrupt, not performing well etc. Even at the COPE meetings, most of the news that came out of it were misreported. 99% of the events that took place didn’t happen during our time. Give us another one week and we will come out with all the details. Then you can see who the people are behind this mudslinging campaign of SLC,” said Silva, soon after the election yesterday, that was conducted virtually by the Elections Committee because of the present prevailing pandemic.

Silva thanked the membership for electing him uncontested as President and added: “This victory proves the fact that our stakeholders have understood the yeomen service my previous administration has rendered for the development of the game.”

All the office-bearers were elected uncontested. – (ST)

Elected office bearers for 2021-23

President: Shammi Silva

Vice Presidents: Dr. Jayantha Dharmadasa and Ravin Wickramaratne

Honorary Secretary: Mohan de Silva

Honorary Treasurer: Lasantha Wickremasinghe   

Honorary Assistant Secretary: Chryshantha Kapuwatte             

Honorary Assistant Treasurer: Sujeeva Godaliyadda          

Committees

Tournament Committee: Samantha Dodanwela (Chairman, ExCo Member), Kasun Fernando, Marlon Fernandopulle, Deepal Madurapperuma and Dilan Polonnowita.

Umpires Committee: Bandula Dissanayake (Chairman, ExCo Member), Shammi Prasanna Gunasekera, Gihan Weerasinghe, Dilran Abeysekara and Mohamad Siddiek.

School Development Committee: Jayantha Jayaweera, Y. Ratheepan and Nalin Jayawickrama.                

Executive Committee Representations: District Province – Lalith Rambukwella, Controlling Clubs – Nalin Aponso and Janaka Pathirana; Affiliated Clubs – Priyantha Algama; Cricket Associations: Defence Services Representative, State Services Representative and Ministry of Sports Representative.