S.M. Ranjith resigns

North Central Province Transport and Youth Affairs Minister and one time Chief Minister S.M.Ranjith decided to resign from his ministerial portfolio from yesterday.

He has arrived at this decision a few hours after the removal of Provincial Minister K. H. Nandasena. S. M. Ranjith who held the post of North Central Province Chief Minister, was replaced by Peshala Jayaratne with the election of new government in 2015.