Sri Lanka Telecom Chairman Mr. Mohan Fernando has been removed from that position this morning.
An emergency board meeting of Sri Lanka Telecom was called this morning, where it was proposed that a new chairman should be appointed for the company.
Accordingly, the majority of the board of directors has voted to remove Mr. Rohan Fernando.
At a news conference held in Colombo today, Mr. Fernando stated that he was surprised to be removed from the post of chairman.
He mentioned that this is the first time that a telecom chairman has been removed from a board meeting and he is investigating whether there is a legal possibility for it.
He also mentioned that he accepted the post of Telecom Chairman at the request of former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and that he was given an appointment letter by the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
