Does the “Cabinet Decisions” not related to the media and parliamentary affairs ministry?

Thursday, 12 March 2015 

Already when there is a cabinet decision taken that anybody above 60 would not be kept in the public service unless a special reason, still the 63 year old Wasanthapriya Ramanayake continue to remain in his post in the Media and Parliamentary affairs ministry.

Mr. Ramanayake who is in charge for many responsible positions was given a political appointment on a political rapport that has not fulfilled the proper enrolment procedures to work for any posts in the Government Information Department.

When there was degree requirement essential to be the editor for the biweekly magazine in 1993 the latter was made the editor for the magazine for the desire of then media minister W.J.M. Lokubandara.

According to the enrolling procedure to become a “Grade One” officer in the public administration service needs a post graduate degree to be the director of the Government Information Department. But in 2010 he was politically appointed as the director for the post for the necessity of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Wasanthapriya Ramanayake completed his 60 years in 2012. Although the public services commission showed their resentment for his extension the former president Manhinda Rajapaksa extended it.

Despite his appointment in higher positions in the public service there are reports from media ministry there is no at least a G.C.E Ordinary Level Certificate found in his personal file.

The service rendered by Mr. Ramanayake who has appointed to higher government positions by blatantly violating all regulations is to white wash the government abuse of power and successfully fulfill the government’s agenda of mudslinging the opposition political parties.

Although according to the institutional code a government staff officer cannot give political statements to the media during the former regime the latter washed Mahinda Rajapaksa’s dirty linen in public by writing two political letters to the Dinamina and Lankadeepa newspapers.

However when the new government came to power on the 9th of January 2015 the latter somersault his political opinions and trying hard to write in favour of the new government to sustain his position. He has got the help of his old friend minister Rajitha Senarathna to fulfill this task.

It is reported that his unlawful position in power is not published in other media is believed to his providing vital government information’s to those medias.