Sri Lanka, Jan. 31 -- Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunathilaka, has stated that the removal of Harsha Abeywickrama from the position of Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) was part of necessary administrative structural changes within the company.

The Minister emphasized that information circulating on social media regarding the AASL chief's removal is false.

Social media reports had suggested that Abeywickrama's removal was related to a dispute over a letter concerning the extension of a special permit to enter the airport terminal, issued to the President of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka, Venerable Banagala Upatissa Thero.

However, in a statement issued yesterday (30), ...