Dhammika Perera will be sworn in on the 21st

The Sri Lanka People's Front (SLPP) has asked the Elections Commission to appoint Dhammika Perera, a prominent businessman, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa.

The Elections Commission has also announced in a special gazette notification that Dhammika Perera has been appointed as a National List Member of Parliament.

Accordingly, Dhammika Perera will be sworn in as a Member of Parliament before the Speaker on the 21st of this month.

According to government sources, Dhammika Perera is to be sworn in as the new Minister of Technology and Investment Promotion.

The other new ministry, the Ministry of Women, Children's and Social Empowerment, will be handed over to Pavithra Wanniarachchi, the sources said.

Meanwhile, Dhammika Perera has resigned from all the businesses he held.