Ex COPA Chief Prof. Vithrana dropped, Prof. Herath accommodated

The former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof. Charitha Herath has been named a member of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). The former Chairman of COPA Prof. Tissa Vitharana has been left out.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (03) announced the following as the new COPA members: “Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, K. Kader Masthan, Dr. Suren Raghavan, Diana Gamage, S.B. Dissanayake, Tissa Attanayake, Kabir Hashim, Dr. Sarath Weerasekera, Wimalaweera Dissanayake, Niroshan Perera, Dr. (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, J. C. Alawathuwala, Ashok Abeysinghe, Buddhika Pathirana, Jayantha Samaraweera, Hector Appuhamy, Hesha Withanage, Dr. Major Pradeep Undugoda, Isuru Dodangoda, Wasantha Yapabandara, Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana, D. Weerasingha, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Prof. Charitha Herath and Dr. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya.