Sri Lanka, April 17 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa says that Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody's resignation, although welcome, comes a bit too late.

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Ministry Secretary Prof. Udayanga Hemapala stepped down from their respective positions today (17) in order to facilitate an impartial and independent investigation by the Special Presidential Commission appointed to probe matters related to coal imports.

In a post on 'X', Rajapaksa said that the Parliament spent an entire day debating the No-Confidence Motion against the Energy Minister, only for all NPP MPs to vote against it, "thereby indicating that they ignored and effectively supported the corruption alleg...