Four government ministers belonging to the Sri Lankan president's party, the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) resigned on Friday, accusing the prime minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe of exerting too much control over the coalition government.
The ministers are Dilan Perera, the SLFP spokesperson and state minister for housing; Mahinda Yapa Abewardene, the cabinet minister responsible for parliamentary affairs; C B Ratanayake, state minister for public administration and democratic rule and Pavitradevi Wanniarachchi, the minister of environment.
"It is no use of being the partners of a government which failed to keep the promises given during the election period," the ministers were quoted by PTI as saying, accusing Mr Wickremasinghe of "high-handedness".
The ministers are Dilan Perera, the SLFP spokesperson and state minister for housing; Mahinda Yapa Abewardene, the cabinet minister responsible for parliamentary affairs; C B Ratanayake, state minister for public administration and democratic rule and Pavitradevi Wanniarachchi, the minister of environment.
"It is no use of being the partners of a government which failed to keep the promises given during the election period," the ministers were quoted by PTI as saying, accusing Mr Wickremasinghe of "high-handedness".