16 members would be appointed to the public enterprises watchdog – the COPE (Committee of Public Enterprises) Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri announced in parliament today (11). The 16 members comprise of  Rauff Hakim, Sujeewa Senasinghe, Dr Harsha de Silva, Ajith P Perera, Wasantha Aluvihare, Ranjan Ramanayake, Ashok Abeysinghe, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Lakshman Seneviratne, Chandrasiri Gajadheera, Mahindananada Aluthgamage, Dayasiri Jayasekera, Ravindra Samaraweera, Mavai Senathiraja, Sunil Handunnetti and Jayantha Samaraweera. Of these members a Chairman for the committee will be elected amongst the committee members on the first sitting day