‘I Give Dhanapala The Benefit Of The Doubt’ Says Radhika
April 13, 2014
“I have known Mr. Dhanapala for many years. I have always known him as a man of great integrity and independence. I would therefore give him the benefit of the doubt and would not want to make any judgment until I know all the facts and have heard his version of this whole dilemma,” wrote Radhika Coomaraswamy, in response to a request for comment, from Colombo Telegraph, on what has been characterized by others, as an “ethically untenable” position Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala is in, as a director of Dialog Axiata PLC and a member of the Friday Forum.
Radhika Coomaraswamy
Friday Forum member Coomaraswamy’s position is that, “The only facts we know have been presented by CT and of course you are a party to the conflict.”
There are, however, no facts that are in dispute. There is no dispute that Ambasidor Dhanapala is a director of Dialog Axiata PLC. Neither is there a dispute that he is a key member of Friday Forum.
A few days ago, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu said, “Given the information now in the public realm, I believe that the two positions – one within Dialog which blocks Colombo Telegraph and the other within Friday Forum which champions democratic governance – are incompatible. In that position, I would choose between them.”
“I am at the moment in New York teaching at NYU and have not met Mr. Dhanapala. However I completely agree that the blocking of your website is a complete violation of freedom of expression and a denial of the public’s right to know.” Coomaraswamy further said.
Nare Bandaranayake Raising Funds For Cancer Research
April 13, 2014
Nera and Swarna
Nare Bandaranayake is raising funds for Cancer Research UK. She is running the Race for Life in Regent’s Park this May 31st.
Nare says; “In 2011, I ran (well, walked) this race in the memory of my best friend’s father who passed away from pancreatic cancer that year. Since then the spectre of cancer has come closer and closer to my own home, and in February 2013, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, we have had a number of close friends been diagnosed with various forms of this awful disease – lung, liver, duodenum, prostate, throat and even tongue.”
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