Ishini Wickremesinghe resigns as National Zoo DG

09 Sep, 2021

The Director General of the National Zoological Gardens, Ishini Wickremesinghe, has resigned from her post.

State Minister of Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake said that Wickremesinghe resigned citing personal reasons.

The move comes after a decision was taken to return several elephants held in State protection, back to their previous owners.

Ishini Wickremesinghe is the daughter of Shan Wickramasinghe, the brother of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe. (Colombo Gazette)

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