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Nipuna to replace Ajantha as SLRC Director General
A new Director General is to be appointed for Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) following the resignation of former DG Ajantha Seneviratne, sources at the Presidential Secretariat said.
However, it was reported that Mr. Seneviratne did not have a proper understanding of the person to whom he should handover his resignation letter.
He had given it to the SLRC Chairman instead of the Mass Media Minister or the Ministry’s Secretary. Therefore, there has been a delay in finalising his resignation. The latter has reached the Ministry Secretary now.
In the meantime, it is reported that Nipuna Wahalathanthrige, a former director at the SLRC, is to be appointed as the new Director General.
Mr. Wahalathanthrige is a graduate of the University of Peradeniya and a post-diploma holder of the Faculty of Management and Finance at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
He holds a Master’s degree in International Trade Business and Management from the University of Buckingham, UK and is a recognized expert in financial crime investigation and international financial and transaction regulation.
Mr. Senaviratne’s resignation letter is as follows:
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Complaint filed alleging assets being misused for President’s political activities
Today (26) the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) filed a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) calling for a probe into the alleged misuse of assets owned by the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) for the political activities of current President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The SYU submitted a formal complaint to the CIABOC today (26) afternoon.
The complaint is filed against Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports – Harin Fernando, Ministry Secretary – Dr. Kanapathipillai Mahesan, and Chairman of the NYSC – Pasindu Gunaratne.
Speaking before the media, Eranga Gunasekara, the national organizer of the SYU said, NYSC vehicles bearing the numbers NA 9099, NB 1389, NB 3384, NB 3383 had been misused for the UNP rally held in Kuliyapitiya on March 10.
He has also said a dance troupe of the NYSC, used for the rally, is yet to be paid.
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