Pressure on him to resign as President’s secretary

• One of the main allegations was that he was  unavailable to discuss matters of government whenever the ministers  attempted to contact him
• Rumours are rife that he will hand over his resignation soon

By Jamila Husain

Severe objections against Dr. P.B. Jayasundara have been rising with almost all the minister’s calling for him to step down as the Secretary to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over various concerns, the Daily Mirror learns.  At Monday’s cabinet meeting the matter had been raised by the ministers briefly and almost all the ministers present had raised concerns and were of the view that Dr. P.B. Jayasundara should resign from the post and a new face should be appointed. 

A senior political source told Daily Mirror that one of the main allegations cited at the meeting was that he was unavailable to discuss matters of government whenever the ministers attempted to contact him and other issues which are yet to be revealed. 

In fact, the pressure on Dr. Jayasundara has mounted so much that rumours are rife that he will hand over his resignation soon, but he has been told to stay back by Minister Basil Rajapaksa due to the President’s absence in the country.  

Also the new name proposed to take over Dr. P.B. Jayasundara’s position as Secretary to the President is that of Anura Dissanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation and former secretary to the Education Ministry.
However this is yet to be approved by the President.

President Rajapaksa is presently in Singapore on a private visit, which sources said was a medical check-up and is likely to return to the island tomorrow. 

• He has been told to stay back by Minister Basil Rajapaksa due to the President’s absence in the country
•  The new name proposed to take over as Secretary to the President is that of Anura Dissanayake