Several new cabinet Ministers are set to be announced on Thursday sources claim adding that Assistant Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ravi Karunanayake and President of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) Arumugam Thondaman will also be sworn in as cabinet ministers.
When asked yesterday about not receiving a cabinet portfolio, MP Karunanayake said he will not express his views as yet and will do so after Thursday.
Under the new cabinet reshuffle, th cabinet positions have been reduced from 47 to 42 yesterday.
Thondaman invited!
Arumugam Thondaman in the meanwhile claims he was invited the by government and the President to accept a cabinet portfolio thereby joining the government.
He made these statements at a after meeting held in Dikoya where he spoke to the media thereafter.
The Minister had claimed he will be visiting Colombo soon and will take a decision in this regard soon.
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