How Did Mahinda Destroy Our Diplomatic

Missions?

by Rifai
( December 26, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) JVP Leader Anura Kuamara Desanakyake in one of
his parliament debates brings out a list of our Sri Lankan high commissioners and diplomatic professionals
in Foreign Service. . He argues that most of the names in his list are political appointees of Mahinda.
Recently Mahinda appointed high level diplomatic professionals to some countries. Councillor Generals,
high commissioners and secretaries are appointed in recent time. As it has been revealed in parliament by
AKD most of them are relatives of politicians or some close friends of MR and his cohort. This is indeed a
shame and disgrace for our nation. No previous president did like this. This is an open dishonesty and clear
cut favouritism. MR misused his power to appoint some unqualified people to some diplomatic mission so
that his friends and relatives could have luxurious life at public expenses.

As result of this our graduates and diplomatic people who have been working for
many years in our foreign service are left out and marginalised. This is indeed a
clear cut waste of our rich human resources and skills. This is a disaster and
mockery of our civil service examination.
We have an excellent system of selecting some of the best brains into Foreign Service. SLOS (Sri Lankan
overseas service examination has been one of the best examination systems to choose the most qualified
candidates from our graduates. It is very much similar to UK fast stream system that selects government
civil service professional through vigorous examination.

Along with IQ examination we have some solid examining system to select for oversea service and yet, no
doubt politicians used their influence to select their own people at the second stage of selecting process.
Yet, this time since MR came to power most of people who have been chosen to Foreign Service are political
appointees. Most of them do not have any academic or professional qualifications. According to JVP Leader
that some of them are selected merely on political influence. At some of them do not have any basic
qualifications at all. Some of them even did not get admission to any universities in Sri Lanka. Some of
them could not get any degree or some of them even could not pass SLOS examination. These people do not
have standard IQ to work in diplomatic service and yet, it was through political influence and from back
doors these people are appointed to diplomatic missions.
As result of this our graduates and diplomatic people who have been working for many years in our foreign
service are left out and marginalised. This is indeed a clear cut waste of our rich human resources and skills.
This is a disaster and mockery of our civil service examination. If politicians can override our oversea
examination systems and rule of law why do we have oversea examinations in Sri Lanka? If politicians
appoint civil servants at their will why do we need to have examinations?
It is MR and his friends who have distorted this service. They have degraded this service. Today, Army
officers, Businessmen and politicians without any qualifications are in this service. Our country will pay a
big price for this? It is reported JVP Leader Anura Kuamara Desanakyakes debate in parliament on this
matter has been excluded from Parliament proceeding. Because politicians do not want the shameless
names go on the proceeding. They know well that these appointments are illegal and illegitimate. It would
be a historical blunder if their names are included in parliament proceeding. That is why they have objected
to include these names as mentioned by JVP Leader Anura Kuamara Desanakyake. It is an utter
discrimination and fraud to overlook qualified people in diplomatic service. Some people have been
working for the Foreign Service for years and they do not have any promotions and yet, these political thugs
have given diplomatic posts and statues without any basic qualifications.
Today corruption is wide spread in all departments. It stated with MR family. One of his sons was given
promotion in navy while many senior navy members are overlooked in promotion. One of MRs relatives is
promoted to the post of the chairman of Sri Lankan Airline although he does not have GCSE qualification
according to JVP leader JVP Leader Anura Kuamara Desanakyake. The extended family members of MR
are given posts, positions and promotions without any academic qualifications or experiences. This is how
MR and co destroyed civil service in Sri Lanka. |Today no one could open his or her mouth against this
cruel nepotism. People who could not no longer work with MR have left him in the interest of the country.
It is the duty and responsibility of people now to wake up and make up their minds in order to vote for
Maithri to dislodge this family nepotism from Sri Lankan sail. It is in the interest of each and very poor Sri
Lankan people should dislodge this family from politics, otherwise it is poor in Sri Lanka who are going to
suffer. How long MR and co could fool 20 million Sri Lankans? Time will tell us this and yet, on 08/01/15
people will decide their fate. Im sure people will teach a good lesson for MR and family on this eventful day
in Sri Lankan politics.

All those people who have benefited from him one way or another cannot leave him now. Because of his
favouritism for their families and relatives. Hezbollah, Azwar, Fouzi, Karuna and so many others do not
have any political principles and they do not do any good for the country. Yet, with the help of MR and co
they managed to lead a luxurious life at the expense of 20 million poor Sri Lankans. It is fair? Is it justice to
let them to loot public money? MR and his family is a root cause of all corruption today. There is no way we
could stop corruption from the surface of Sri Lanka unless and until we dislodge the root cause. That is why
MR and his family.
JVP Leader listed following names as of political appointees in diplomatic missions. Please listen to his
speech for the lists of political appointees of diplomatic missions.

Among the political appointees Mr. Dissanayaka revealed in Parliament are: Sarath Kongahage
Ambassador, Germany Former Chairman of SLRC Nawalage Bannet Cooray Ambassador, Italy
Former SLFP organizer for Kolonnawa Gamini Rajapaksa Ambassador, Jordan Former Deputy
Minister of the UNP government H.R. Piyasiri Ambassador Myanmar Former Parliamentarian of the
UNP Buddhi Athawuda Ambassador, Netherlands Minister Athauda Senevirtnas son Udayanga
Weeratunga Amabssador, Russia Presidents brother in law Jaliya Wickremesooriya Ambassador,
USA Presidents brother in law Dikson Daala High Commissioner Maldives father of Pradeep Nilanga
Daala, Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth, a close friend of the President. ASP LiyanageAmbassador Nigeria a property trader and a close friend of the President Oshadhi Alahapperuma
Ambassador Sweden, Younger brother of Minister Dulles Alahapperuma Yasara Abeynayake Consular in
Sydney Gamini Fonsekas daughter Bharathy Wijeratna Ambassador, Turkey Former Minister Mano
Wijeratnes wife Dr. Yvonne Amarasinghe Ambassador, Vietnam Presidents close friend Srimal
Wickremesinghe Deputy Head, Vienna Brother of Ms. Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of the President
Waruna Epasinghe Embassy in Washington A son of a government adviser Karaunaratna Pranavithana
Consul General, Canada former Chairman of SLRC, a defeated candidate at an election WKS
Dissanayaka first Secretary , Abu Dhabi a relative of the President Lalith U. Gamage Indonesian
Embassy a SLFP politician from Galle HNB Ratnayaka Second Secretary, Russia Minister C,B,
Ratnayakas son Lionel Premasiri Deputy Secretary General, Canada Former organizer of the SLFP in
Galle Harshana Herath Second Secretary, Singapore Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa PC Mahipala
Heraths son Chamithri Rambukwelela Second Secretary, New York Minister Keheliya Rambukwellas
daughter Muthu Padmakumara Second Secretary, London the daughter of Chairman of Lake House
Bandula Padmakumara Methsiri Cooray Ambassador, Netherlands Presidents close friend Dr. Crtin
Waidyarathna, High Commissioner in London wife of Dr. Ajith Ratnayaka Umayangana Randeniya
Second Secretary, Singapore Daughter of Ravindra Randeniya, adviser to the President Commander JM
Bandara Second Secretary, Kuwait Bother of National list MP Janaka Bandara Dixon J. Perera Consul
General, Nepal Former Secretary of the SLFP MI Kudukewaththa First Secretary, Beijing The
daughter of the head of the Presidential Security Division Rathna Ranaweera Second Secretary, Canberra
The daughter of the Additional Secretary to the President Farial Ashroff High Commissioner, Singapore
Former Parliamentarian.

This is the reality of our political situation today and yet, politicians have been hiding these realities from
public. It is high time now to realise the truth and make a difference. If public fail to change the political
leadership this time, they will have to wait another 10 years or more to dislodge MR and family from
politics. By then these political crooks might have emptied the government coffers as dictators do in other
countries.
Posted by Thavam