SLASU AGM in November

Leslie FERNANDO

First signs of Interim Committees coming to an end is the holding of the annual general meeting of the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) on the second week in November. The Sports Ministry has taken immediate steps to dissolve the present interim committee of SLASU by a gazette notification.

With the action taken by the Sports Ministry all documents and related files held since 2005 under DIG Sirisena President, Interim Committee of SLASU will be taken by the Sports Development Department of the Ministry of Sports.

According to D. Dahanayake, Director General of the Sports Development Department, the Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union is dissolved on the instruction by the Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge and the annual general meeting will be held in the second week in November.

According to the Sports Law, nominations will be called in October, one month ahead of the AGM.

The former Sports Minister dissolved the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union with Vijitha Fernando being the President and appointed an Interim Committee with DIG Sirisena Herath as President and Samantha Wickremasinghe former Thomian and Sri Lanka Waterpolo captain as secretary.

For nearly three years the SLASU interim committee organised the aquatic sports events. In 1995 SLASU interim committee was appointed with late Henry Perera as the President and Julian Bolling, Secretary.