22 August 2023 12:11 am Views - 221
The membership of the Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Mahabodhi Development Fund was ratified at a recent meeting presided by the Atamasthanadhipathi,Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thero. The appointments were made for a 5-year term by the Prime Minister, Hon. Dinesh Gunawardene according to Clause 4 of the Anuradhapura Jaya Shri Mahabodhi Development Fund Act No.41 of Parliament
The members appointed are as follows: Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thero, Atmasthanadhipathi, Chief Patron, Ven. Ralapanawe Dhammajothi Nayaka Thero, Incumbent of Lankaaramaya, Ven. Ithalwetunuwewe Gnanathilake Thero, Incumbent of Ruwanweliseya, Mr.Jagath Jayasundera, Chairman & District Secretary, Anuradhapura (Ex-Officio), Mr.Themiya L.B. Hurulle, Secretary (Elected), Mr.Sujeewa Rajapakse, Treasurer and Chairman, Peoples Bank (Ex-Officio), Mr.Somarathne Widanapathirana, Secretary, Ministry of Buddhist Affairs, Dr.Janaka Bulankulame, Member, Atamasthana Committee and Head of the Bulankulame Family, Mr.Bhatiya Sumithrarachchi, Botanist to the Sri Maha Bodhiya, Mr.Thilak Karunaratne, Former Member of Parliament, Deshabandu Tilak De Zoysa, Chairman, Carson Cumberbatch PLC & Hony. Consul for Croatia, Mr Keerthi Siribaddana, Commissioner-General of Buddhist Affairs, Dr Jayatissa De Costa, President’s Counsel, Eng.Navin Gooneratne, Chairman at Light of Asia Foundation, Deshamanya W K H Wegapitiya, Chairman at Laughs Holdings Ltd., Prof. Pradeepa Serasinghe, Director-General, Department of Archeology, Mr.I. V.A. Goonetilleke, Chartered Accountant, Dr Saman Weerasinghe, Former Ambassador to Russia, Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe, Director-General, Central Cultural Fund, Mr Gamini Hewage, Director-General, National Physical Planning Dept., Mr Sarath Wijesinghe, Administrative Secretary & Board Secretary.