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Ranjith Madduma Bandara<\/a>, in his capacity as Public Administration and Law and Order Minister, has written to heads of all state institutions and the Police chief informing them that the new appointments by President Maithripala Sirisena are illegal, and adding that officials would be held responsible for their decisions under an “unlawful” government.<\/p>\n

Madduma Bandara’s letter is based on the statement by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday recognizing Ranil Wickremesinghe and his government as the “lawful and constitutional” administration of the country unless proven otherwise by a Parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n

The letter also says that the directives issued by President Sirisena’s new Cabinet appointees are illegal and the state officials are not bound to follow them.<\/p>\n

Madduma Bandara also says the lawful government will take legal action against anyone executing unlawful orders and will also take measures to recover any financial damage caused by their decisions.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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