MAHELA & SANGA’S “MINISTRY OF CRAB” BUSINESS NAME IS ILLEGAL-LALITH WEERATUNGA

Mahela and Sanga faces a question about using  “Ministry” name for their “Ministry of Crab” restaurant.


The two of the most prominent cricketers in Sri Lanka, world famous Mahela Jayewardena and Kumar Sangakkara had opened a rare restaurant; a business venture jointly with Dharshan Munidasa. It is housed in the refurbished old Holland Hospital building in the centre of the city of Colombo. It was named and registered as a business enterprise named “Ministry of Crab’ and opened last December. A big legal matter had arisen with regard to the usage of “Ministry’, in the name of the venture already registered as the “Ministry of Crab”.
The restaurant caters to a several types of menu’s , the main dishes sold to be consumed are out of crabs. It has been revealed by the Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga that no business name could attach the name ‘Ministry’ to it. In this connection he had issued instructions to the Western Provincial Council authorities to have the name changed.
This restaurant to date called the “Ministry of Crab” caters exclusively to the affluent and Foreigners, as a dish of crabs costs Rs 2800/- to Rs 5000/- it is reported reliably.