New members for COPE and COPA

COLOMBO (News 1st): A 22 member strong Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has been announced on Friday (11th Sep)  The 22 members are: 1. Mahinda Amaraweera 2. Mahindananda Aluthgamage 3. Rohitha Abeygunawardena 4. Susil Premajayantha 5. Jayantha Samaraweera 6. Dilum Amunugama 7. Indika Anuruddha 8. Sarath Weerasekara 9. D. V. Chanaka 10. Dr. Nalaka Godahewa 11. Ajith Nivaard Cabraal 12. Rauff Hakeem 13. Anura Kumara Dissanayake 14. Patali Champika Ranawaka 15. Jagath Pushpakumara 16. Eran Wickremerathne 17. Ranjan Ramanayake 18. Nalin Bandara 19. S. M. Marikkar 20. Premanath C. Dolawatte 21. Saanakyaa Raajapuththiran Raasamaannikkam 22. Charitha Herath Meanwhile, 22 members have been also been appointed to the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). The 22 Members are: 1. Udaya Gammanpila 2. Duminda Dissanayake 3. Dayasiri Jayasekera 4. Lasantha Alagiyawanna 5. Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle 6. Shehan Semasinghe 7. Prasanna Ranaweera 8. Tissa Attanayake 9. Prof. Tissa Vitharana 10. Harin Fernando 11. Niroshan Perera 12. Faizal Cassim 13. Cader Masthan 14. Ashok Abeysinge 15. Upul Galappaththi 16. Gunapala Rathnasekara 17. Weerasumana Weerasinghe 18. Prof. Ranjith Bandara 19. Mohommed Mussamil 20. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya 21. Buddhika Pathirana 22. Shri Dharan