The Sri Lankan parliament on Thursday unanimously handed a decision, calling for the sacking of the nation’s cricket governing physique, with each the ruling and opposition events supporting it.
The predominant opposition social gathering chief Sajith Premadasa moved the decision titled ‘the removal of the corrupt SLC (Sri Lanka Cricket) management’ which was seconded by the senior authorities minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.
The parliament’s approval got here two days after the Court of Appeal restored the SLC administration headed by Shammi Silva on Tuesday.
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On Monday, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the SLC administration and appointed former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga as head of a seven-member interim committee to manipulate the cricket board.
There was cross social gathering help for the decision asking the elimination of Silva-led SLC administration, which, nevertheless, will not be legally binding.
Premadasa mentioned the purpose was to make the general public conscious of the misdeeds within the SLC administration and to guard the sport from sliding into abyss. He mentioned collective motion was required to protect the sport for its passionate followers.
Ranasinghe continued to fireside broadsides at Silva and the SLC administration following his outburst on Wednesday slamming the courtroom’s order.
Silva, whose administration had been elected in May for a two-year time period, has confronted scathing criticism since Sri Lanka suffered an enormous defeat to host India within the ongoing World Cup after crumbling to 55 all out.
The crew is out of reckoning for a semifinal berth, a lot to the frustration of the followers.
While the parliament was debating the decision, police safety was supplied to SLC headquarters. One entry highway was shut with barricades being positioned.
Several hundred individuals had turned up close to the premises of the SLC headquarters calling for the resignation of the administration.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com