Parliamentary Council clears two new members to PSC and EC

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The Parliamentary Council has approved two new members to fill vacancies in the Public Service Commission and the Election Commission.

Sundaram Arumainayagam will be appointed to the Public Service Commission following the vacancy created by the demise of V. Sivagnanasothi. He previously served as the Secretary to the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions & Market Diversification and the State Ministry of Investment Promotion.

P.S.M. Charles will be appointed to the Election Commission to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jeevan Thyagarajah. She previously served as the Governor of the Northern Province and also served as the Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine and the Director General of Customs.

The two names were forwarded to the PC by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Douglas Devananda and Member of Parliament Kabir Hashim were also present at this meeting. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena chaired the meeting, which was held online.