Mangala Samaraweera in as new UNP Vice Chairman

Mangala Samaraweera, MP and Minister of Finance and Media, was appointed Vice Chairman of the United National Party this afternoon by Prime Minister and leader of the UNP Ranil Wickrememsinghe. According to the letter sent to him by the Prime Minister, Samaraweera's post as party Vice Chairman has been effective since April 28th of this year. 

In a tweet announcing the news, Samaraweera wrote: "Received a letter of appointment as a Vice Chairman of the UNP by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe 30 years ago when I was first appointed as the SLFP organiser for Matara district, I didn't even, in my wildest dreams thought that I would get such a position in the grand old party."