A politico who recently got a new portfolio has appointed his own son as the head of a key state establishment coming under his purview.

Already a member of a mini-council, the lucky son is now getting pay and perks from two sources, they say. 

The employees of the state-run establishment have found this new appointment an interesting topic to talk about and they say that this purohita, true to the popular Sinhala folk maxim, has, soon after getting the ladle started serving his family and himself generously.