{"id":163658,"date":"2016-06-09T22:24:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=163658"},"modified":"2016-06-09T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:54:27","slug":"no-confidence-motion-against-ravi-k-defeated-rajapaksa-missing-during-crucial-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/no-confidence-motion-against-ravi-k-defeated-rajapaksa-missing-during-crucial-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"No Confidence Motion Against Ravi K Defeated, Rajapaksa Missing During Crucial Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The no confidence motion against Finance Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ravi+Karunanayake&amp;x=12&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ravi Karunanayake<\/span><\/a> was defeated this evening in Parliament, with a majority of 94 votes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/finance-minister-ravis-retired-police-sergeant-bil-makes-insurance-corporation-profitable-in-four-months\/ravi-karunanayake-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-146163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ravi-Karunanayake-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ravi Karunanayake\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ravi-Karunanayake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ravi-Karunanayake-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A total of 145 MPs voted against the no confidence which was tabled by the Joint Opposition, while 51 voted in favour of it, including several government ministers.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Ministers Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Mahinda Amaraweera, and State Minister Dilan Perera voted in favour of the no confidence motion against Karunanayake, along with MPs from the joint opposition, and the JVP.<\/p>\n<p>Notable absentees during the vote were former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader R. 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