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This one had won worldwide acclaim for his prowess in a gentlemen’s game before his entering the `game’ no longer considered gentlemen’s. 

He gained deputy status soon after being returned to Diyawanna council from the South. Alas!  He found himself shorn of all trappings of office when his Boss was deposed recently. Though he lost his status as a deputy, he could not make up his mind to part with the two luxury official vehicles – a BMW and a Range Rover that had been allocated to him. 

The new official in charge of Ministry vehicles checking the inventory detected that two vehicles allocated to the Postal Deputy were yet to be returned to the pool. He immediately sent word to the former Deputy that the two vehicles be returned forthwith. “Don’t forget that this new government is also our government,” the former Deputy told the official.  “The new Big Boss told me I would be soon getting a new position and that I may retain the two vehicles pending that appointment.”

The official instantly reacted to this claim with disbelief. After all, this is not good governance. This one is pulling a fast one on me, he thought.  He made a formal log entry for Police action to recover the two vehicles. However, the two vehicles are yet to be returned, they say.