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Member of Parliament Ramanathan Archchuna abstained from voting.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, it was forwarded to Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne and was signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>President Dissanayake then approved the removal, and the letter was subsequently directed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security handed over the letter to Deshabandu Tennakoon yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Constitutional Council (CC) is scheduled to meet at 1.30 p.m. today (07) at the Parliament complex, chaired by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne. 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