Minister of Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage today clapped back at former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, stating that Sri Lanka was still paying a large fine imposed by World Rugby due to an incident during the latter’s rugby playing days.
Addressing Parliament today, Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage revealed that the Sports Ministry was paying a fine of 5000 Sterling pounds per year due to the involvement of Fijian players during a Rugby match in 2014.
“In May 2014, during the time when rugby was played by the ‘Babys’, three Fijian players were brought down to play Rugger for Sri Lanka. They were brought to win a match in a tournament in Colombo. When World Rugby came to know about this years later, they imposed a fine of 50,000 Sterling Pounds on Sri Lanka. We are still paying this fine,” the Sports Minister said.
Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage made the remarks after MP Namal Rajapaksa had mocked his recent visit to a supermarket, instead of looking into Sports Affairs.
Speaking in Parliament, MP Namal Rajapaksa requested the Sports Minister to look into the meals provided at the hostel for national athletes by the Sports Ministry.
“While also visiting supermarkets as a part of your daily household responsibilities, please visit the dorms of the hostel at the Sports Ministry. There is an issue of whether the athletes are being provided nutritional food. We know as ministers you’ll have a lot of work to do. It is difficult to manage these while looking at housework too,” MP Rajapaksa said.
MP Namal further said the hostel is only 100 metres from the Sports Ministry and requested the Sports Minister to address the matter. (Newswire)
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