Is Media Minister to be Replaced?

Existence of a power struggle in the media ministry lead to changes in the top level.

UNP headquarters – Sirikotha sources said, a decision has been taken to appoint a young minister close to the Prime minister as the minister of Mass Media in addition to his current ministerial portfolio during the next cabinet reshuffle.

Several other reports indicated that the minister, deputy minister and the secretary of the ministry of media will be changed. Meanwhile, sources from the Prime minister’s office said that apart from the SLRC, ITN and the Department of Government Printing, all chairmen and Directors General of other state institutions falling under the media ministry too, will be changed.

Speaking during a recent function at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Media Secretary Mr. Nimal Bopage said, he feels that he only has a short time left as media ministry.

Further, subsequently sources from the Presidential Secretariat said, that the reshuffle will affect several ministries including the ministry of media and that Nimal Bopage too would be appointed to another ministry.