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Luxman Wijesuriya re-elected as chess president

02 Jun 2022 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Newly elected Executive Committee  

 

 

Luxman Wijesuriya was re-elected unanimously for a second term as the President of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka at the Annual General Meeting held at the Chess Federation Headquarters.   


Wijesuriya is currently serving as the General Secretary of the South Asian Chess Council and the Commonwealth Chess Association and is a Vice President of the Asian Chess Federation as well.   


Kanishka Welipitiya was elected as the new secretary General Federation while Erosh Jayasinghe will continue as the Treasurer.   


All members of the Executive Committee was also elected unanimously.  


New Office Bearers:


President - Luxman Wijesuriya   
Deputy President – Deepthi Hewageegana   
Secretary General - Kanishka Welipitiya   
Treasurer – Erosh Jayasinghe 

 
Vice Presidents – Thushan Wickramaarachchi, Malith Akalanka, Buddhi Alahakoon, Chinthaka Weerasinghe, RS Kalugampitiya, Dayal Siriwardena, Buddhi Panagoda   


Tournament Secretary – Niroshan Chathuranga   
Asst. Secretary – JKC Ketalawala   
Asst. Treasurer - Rajiv Tilakaratne   
Executive Committee Members:


Werochana Perera, Santhiribalan Nirmalarajah, Ayodhya Liyanagedara, Washini Chamithri,, Lalantha Viraj Mudalige