RUZAIK FAROOK
COLOMBO- Newly appointed finance minister, Basil Rajapaksa received the blessings of the religious leaders from all faiths.
Rajapaksa who entered the parliament through the vacancy created by the resignation of Jayantha Ketagoda,was sworn in as finance minister before Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, July 8.
Religious Leaders Ven. Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thero, Dr. Shiva Shri Babu Sharma Ramachandran Kurukkal and Dr. Ash Seyed Hassan Moulana Al Quadiri blessed the Minister the new minister with their respective form of prayers.
Former cabinet minister Basil Rajapaksa spearheaded a number of government initiatives in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and played a major role as a member of the Committee to Combat COVID 19. He is also the Head of the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation and the Presidential Task Force on Creating a Green Sri Lanka with Sustainable Solutions to Climate Change.
