Presidential Secretariat - Appointed Hon. Piyankara Jayarathna, MP, as State Minister of Provincial Councils & Local Government, w.e.f. 21.12.2015. Appointed Hon. Sarathi Dushmantha, MP, as Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, w.e.f. 21.12.2015. Notifing that Hon. Piyankara Jayarathna, MP, has resigned the office of the State Minister of Law & Order & Southern Development w.e.f. 21.12.2015.