In the wake of political allegations against him in the aftermath of April 21 bombings, Leader of ACMC,ย Sri Lankan Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has called for a Parliamentary Select Committee to clear his name. โThe people who make allegations against me knowingly or unknowingly safeguard the real terroristsโ said Ministermore
In a special statement, Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Leader of ACMC clarifies various allegations made against him, stressing that they are attempts to accuse him falsely. โI am ready to prove that I am correctโ he adds.more
Leader of ACMC Rishad Bathiudeen MP, in his 04 May 2019 interview with IRIDA LANKADEEPA newspaper, called for maximum punishment for perpetrators of Easter Sunday attacks -Excerpts:more
Oman, host to a fast growing free port in the world, and a key gateway to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has proposed a Joint Commission with Sri Lanka to advance present bilateral trade to new levels.more
The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) announces that no Coordinating Secretaries of ACMC Leader, Minister Rishad Bathiudeen have been arrested in Mannar, contrary to such speculations in the social media on 30 April. ACMC denies that the arrested individual is part of Minister Bathiudeenโs staff.more
Denying any personal or political links with the terror accused Chairman of Colombo Tradersโ Association (CTA) YM Ibrahim, who is now in detention, Sri Lankaโs Minister of Industry & Commerce stressed that Ibrahim did not โofficially work for himโ either.ย more
False accusations for cheap political mileage hurled at a time of crisis only deepens Sri Lankaโs predicament. โI strongly condemn false accusationsโ slammed Sri Lankaโs Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons & Cooperative Development, Skills Development & Vocational Training Rishad Bathiudeen on 24 April in Parliament.more
In the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bomb attacks that claimed 290 lives across the country, ย All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) called Sri Lankans to move for collective actions together and not to fall into a new conflict at a time when the tenth anniversary of the end ofmore
As their state controlled mining operation reported huge profits last year, thrilled workers of Sri Lankaโs premier mineral sand miner happily bagged a bonus of Rs 100,000 each on 8 April.more
Three Pakistani nationals have been arrested in a suspected cosmetic contraband raid by the Consumer Affairs Authority of Sri Lanka (CAA) on the afternoon of April 1.more
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress