This former Ministerial one from the South who made it to Diyawanna from the West was once a law unto himself. Taking undue advantage of his close ties to the former strongman, this politico used to abuse his powers with callous disdain for the law as well as for the social norms and values.
There is a big insurance scheme in operation at a certain government institution coming under the purview of a key Ministry. It has always been the practice in the past to award the contract to provide the cover package under this insurance scheme to a state-owned insurance company.
An opposition Diyawanna member known for his nationalist fervour was walking out of an opposition side portal of the House when he met to his surprise a government member hailing from a prominent political family in the central hills entering the House through the same portal.
This veteran politician hailing from a district adjoining the Colombo district is one of the seniors in the Diyawanna council. Now holding Ministerial rank, the politico is well known as a ladies’ man, ready for romantic escapades undeterred by disabilities imposed by age.
This yahapalanaya Ministerial one was prominent among the politicos who cried foul loud about nepotism of the former regime at the recent election rallies. Now that he is in power he has begun serving his own family members before serving the people, they say.
The story about a former high official of a state regulatory body who had to lose his job following the expose that he had misused public funds to the tune of Rs.70 million on the production of a documentary to promote and foster national reconciliation is now in the public domain.
This is a government-owned undertaking that can be run at a profit, but like other government-owned enterprises it is eternally in the red due to the twin commonplace evil – corruption and mismanagement – an inevitable outcome of political interference.
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