Minister of Sports and Public Relations Gamini Lokuge of Sri Lanka
Sports and Public Recreation Minister Gamini Lokuge (R) with his predecessor Jeewan Kumaratunga, who was named Minister of Land and Land Development in the Cabinet reshuffle effected by President Mahinda Rajapakse.
Lokuge is sad as he has no balls.
At a time when a three-member committee appointed by the sports minister has found deal to be without transparency, Lokuge has tasked a four-member panel to renegotiate it, Mr.
Gamini Lokuge is a seasoned Submitted by LastMinute on Fri, 2008-12-26 20:47.
Gamini Lokuge is a seasoned politician whreas Arjuna is a seasoned cricket captain who brought glory to the motherland.
Minister Lokuge has the amiability to rally round teams for smooth functioning of the institute.
Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge says appointing Arjuna Ranatunga as chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee was âa serious mistake.
Minister of Sports and Public Recreation, Gamini Lokuge said last week that no final decision has been taken to dissolve the IC of SLC and if it were to be dissolved it will be done only on the advice and recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka sports minister Gamini Lokuge said on Wednesday that the tour of Pakistan by the country's cricket team "is almost on as scheduled.
Lokuge is a well known murderer and a uneducated rapist as many of the cabinet.
Disclosing this in Bangalore on Monday, Lankan Tourism Minister Gamini Lokuge said the government was hopeful of a breakthrough in the talks.
Admitting that the two-decade-old ethnic war had devastated Sri Lanka's economy and driven away tourists, investors, and trade, Lokuge said it was only after the ceasefire earlier this year that people had begun to see the light of peace and prosperity at the end of the tunnel.
Sports and Public Recreation Minister Gamini Lokuge said the main purpose of appointing an Interim Committee for tennis is to have a sustained plan to take tennis to rural areas in the country.
Talking to The Island on Wednesday, Lokuge said tennis had been restricted to Colombo for a long time and nothing substantial had been done so far by the previous administrations to develop the game in far off places.
Lokuge said there were three main reasons for him to opt for an Interim for tennis.
Minister of Sports Gamini Lokuge has dissolved Cricket Interim Committee headed by former captain of Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga with immediate effect.
Gamini Lokuge has not done even 1% of what Arjuna has done to the country.
In a media statement earlier today Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Sports minster Gamini Lokuge has relieved Arjuna Ranatunga of his duties as chairman of SLC.
Sports minister Gamini Lokuge is to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of taking a final decision on a possible dissolution of the Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, reports the Ceylon Daily News.
summary :Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt claims Sri Lanka’s tour next year will certainly go ahead as the island nation’s sports minister Gamini Lokuge has assured him of the series ge.
COLOMBO - In an ever widening rift, the furious Sri Lanka Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said that he is ready to have a fresh election or appointing a fresh interim committee to take control of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC.
Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge said the Sri Lanka cricket team would require a clearance from the foreign ministry before going ahead with its proposed tour of Pakistan.
Lokuge said security clearance was required before going ahead with the tour.
However, Lokuge had earlier said he would hold discussions with the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the issue.
Clearing all doubts, Sri Lanka sports minister Gamini Lokuge said Wednesday that the tour of Pakistan by the country's cricket team 'is almost on as scheduled.
Wed, Dec 24 07:41 PMColombo, Dec 24 (IANS) Clearing all doubts, Sri Lanka sports minister Gamini Lokuge said Wednesday that the tour of Pakistan by the countrys cricket team is almost on as scheduled.
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45 PM) United National Party Democratc Group MP Gamini Lokuge said at a press conference today (14) that the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe who talks of election malpractices and taking to streets to protest it now would soon go to his usual silence as he did at the past Provincial Council election of the Northwestern Province.
Minister Lokuge said that his group endorsed the demerger of Northern and Eastern Provinces which had not been approved by the UNP.
Gamini lokuge is know any rites to talk about the unp leader.
Gamini Bohoma Lokuge has become too big for his shoes,he is, as I could see it, is talking through his bl.
were to be blamed for the controversy.
Lokuge has called SLC officials to explain the reasons for removing the ban.
The decision by the interim committee was not taken with my consent and I am entitiled to re-impose the ban, Lokuge was quoted as saying by Cricketnext.
Sports minister Gamini Lokuge said on Sunday that Sri Lanka has invited India to play a five ODI series and is waiting for a positive reply from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) soon.
Dismissing reports from various quarters that the ODI series against India was being hurriedly organised as a delaying tactic in finalising the itinerary for the Pakistan tour, Lokuge said that the Pakistan tour would be on.
Commenting on the appointment of a new committee, Lokuge said that he was still working on selecting members for the new interim committee and it would be named once all these tournaments are finalised.
A five-member Sri Lankan cricket delegation will arrive in India next week to finalise a 40 million dollars deal with Indian Premier League , the country\'s sports minister Gamini Lokuge said on Saturday.
Lokuge said the Board of Control for Cricket in India has also agreed to send the national team to the island country to play matches at mutually convenient dates when there are no other games scheduled for the Lankan team.
Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge has urged Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga to settle the dispute between him and senior players over the England tour which overlaps with the dates of the Indian Premier League (IPL.
Minister Lokuge said he had asked the Interim Committee Chairman to talk to all the players individually and settle the issue after some players had complained to him that they had not been consulted on the matter so far.
Colombo, Dec 24 (IANS) Clearing all doubts, Sri Lanka sports minister Gamini Lokuge said Wednesday that the tour of Pakistan by the country's cricket team 'is almost on as scheduled.
Lokuge has now appointed his ministry secretary S.
Minister of Sports and Public Recreation Gamini Lokuge has dissolved the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee with immediate effect," a media statement said.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt claims Sri Lankas tour next year will certainly go ahead as the island nations sports minister Gamini Lokuge has assured him of the series getting the requisite government clearance.
He said Lokuge was assured that the tour, starting January 20, was definitely on and only the formalities needed to be completed.
But Butt said Lokuge had assured the Pakistan high commissioner the tour would not be affected by the change in the interim committee.