Newly appointed State Minister of Defence Hon. Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon assumed duties at the auspicious time with amidsting the religious blessings held at the State Ministry of Defence situated at the Disaster Management Division (DMD) premises in Colombo on 12 th September.
Secretary, Ministry of Defence General Kamal Gunaratne welcomed the new State Minister of Defence on his arrival at the venue.
He was appointed as the State Minister of Defence by President Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (8) at the President’s Office in Colombo and took oaths in the presence of President Wickremesinghe.
Former Minister and Parliamentarian Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, Hon. Madhura Withanage M.P, Chief of Defence Staff, Tri-Forces Commanders, Additional Secretaries of the Defence Ministry and State Defence Ministry, Chief of National Intelligence, Directors General of Sri Lanka Coastguard, Civil Security Department and DMC were also present at the occasion.
