Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena appointed new Chairpersons and Directors to State Media institutions. The appointments were made today (13).

Asanka Priyanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Chairman of the Rupavahini Corporation, while Ganaka Amarasinghe was appointed as Chairman of the Independent Television Network (ITN), and Hudson Samarasinghe as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Further, Prof. Chaminda Ratnayake, Prof. D.M. Ajith Dissanayake, and Rakhitha Abeygunawardena have been appointed as Directors of the Rupavahini Corporation, while Lalith Piyum Perera, Maheshwari Mahimadas, Ravindra Guruge, Indika Liyanahewage, and Hasantha Hettiarachchi have been appointed as Directors of ITN.  In addition, Ven. Magammana Pagnananda Thera, Priyantha K. Ratnayake, J. Yogaraj, and M. Sisira Kumara have been appointed as Directors of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.