Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan is likely to be appointed as Governor of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He is among the three new Governors set to be appointed by the new government of Lankan President, who took over the responsibility earlier this month. President Rajapaksa had personally invited the legend of cricket to accept the post of the Governor of the Northern Province, the Daily Mirror said quoting sources as well.

Presidential Secretariat sources also shared to the daily that the former spin legend would be appointed the Governor of the Northern Province, whereas Anuradha Yahampath will handle the responsibility of the Governor of the Eastern Province and Tissa Vitharana would take the charge as Governor of the North Central Province.

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Anuradha Yahampath is Chairperson of the Nationalist Entrepreneurs Association. Along with this, he is a Director of a reputed garment export company. Tissa Vitharana is a former Minister and the leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party as well. He had held the post of Chairman of the Medical Research Institute for a long time and he is also a specialist doctor on viral diseases.