In an interesting turn of events, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has personally intervened to reverse the made by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to remove Litro Gas Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe.

President Rajapaksa has informed the Finance Ministry Secretary to withdraw the letter appointing Renuka Perera as the new Chairman of Litro Gas.

Accordingly, Jayasinghe will continue to function as the Chairman of the gas company.

Perera, an associate of Basil Rajapaksa, is the administrative Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Party.