Colombo, Nov 06: Sri Lanka's government today demanded the immediate restoration of three ministers sacked by President Chandrika Kumaratunga in a showdown with the Prime Minister. Government spokesman G L Peiris said the cabinet demanded the re-instatement of the Ministers of Defence, Interior and Information and a reconvening of parliament suspended by Kumaratunga for two weeks.
He said the cabinet also asked the secretaries of ministries to remove Kumaratunga appointees from a state television station and the main state-run publishing house.
"The cabinet expressed its firm opinion that any change of portfolios and subjects should not be made by the President without prior consultation with the Prime Minister according to the written instructions of the Attorney General," Peiris said.
Kumaratunga is the head of cabinet, but she did not attend its meeting yesterday. Bureau Report