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Lokuge insists Thilakratne will not be allowed to be the manager while being a politician Sri Lanka’s sports minister says appointing Arjuna Ranatunga as the head of Sri Lanka Cricket was ‘a serious mistake’. Minister Gamini Lokuge told BBC Sinhala Service that president appointing Ranatunga as the head of SLC while he was a parliamentarian was ‘wrong’. Politicians should not hold positions in sports bodies, the minister added. President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Mr. Ranatunga, a ruling party MP, replacing Jayantha Dharmadasa as the head of SLC in January this year. Team manager controversy The minister was commenting on the recent controversy over appointing former Test captain, Hashan Thilakaratne, as the manager for the upcoming Indian tour of Sri Lanka. Mr. Lokuge insisted he would not ratify the nomination by the SLC,... [read full story]
