Elmo Rodrigopulle bungles Lake House and goes foreign trips
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
It is reported the 75 years old sports reporter Elmo Rodrigopulle has lapsed the Lake House institution and indulge in foreign trips.
The latter have travelled to Australia and New Zealand informing he is going to cover the current World Cup cricket has only covered three matches up to now. Despite the Sri Lankan team has played seven
matches it appears the latter has not covered at least half of it. He has deceived the sponsors and taken a sum of Rs. 1.5 million for this trip stating there are matches played in two countries. Therefore it is worthwhile to inquire about this discrepancy.
matches it appears the latter has not covered at least half of it. He has deceived the sponsors and taken a sum of Rs. 1.5 million for this trip stating there are matches played in two countries. Therefore it is worthwhile to inquire about this discrepancy.
It is learnt that at least Rs. 1.5 million is necessary for the expenditure to cover these matches held in two countries to travel to different cities, spend for food and accommodation but it is a known fact among journalists who travels abroad that Elmo Rodrigopulle is not a person who stays in hotels. The accommodations, food and
travelling expenses too are borne by his friends and relatives. From the date the World Cup started on February 14th up to now 39 days has passed he has officially attended to work only for three days. Therefore it is clear for what he requires a sum of Rs. 1.5 million. It is learnt that this is only a profit making trip gone to Australia
and New Zealand.
travelling expenses too are borne by his friends and relatives. From the date the World Cup started on February 14th up to now 39 days has passed he has officially attended to work only for three days. Therefore it is clear for what he requires a sum of Rs. 1.5 million. It is learnt that this is only a profit making trip gone to Australia
and New Zealand.
Although other sports journalists cover the practice sessions, interviews and cautious about matches and sports news beside covering only the matches it is controversial that this Elmo Rodrigopulle cover matches relaxing at home sipping a beer in front of the television dropping important news concerned of the Sri Lankan cricketers
injuries and sports substitutes.
injuries and sports substitutes.
This is not the first instance of his loose behavior, but a continuous practice of his job. Once when a sports journalist was staying at a friend’s house the latter has said he wants to go to cover the match. Then his friend has told him “why the hell you are going, just sip a beer and cover the match in the TV, Elmo also does this when he comes here”
He uses the Daily News to publish pages of news about his friends and relatives who provide him with accommodation. It was a practice during this trip as well. It is a joke he uses the national newspaper to
write about how he is treated and the delicious food he gourmandized.
write about how he is treated and the delicious food he gourmandized.
Elmo is a prominent journalist who covered the first test cricket match and it is obvious that he never allows others journalists to go overseas to cover matches. It was famous news that he and the Daily News sports journalist Dinesh weerawansa jointly chased the prominent sports journalist Saadi Thowfeek and Chris Dabare out of Lake House due the deterrence of them for his travelling overseas to cover matches.
However Elmo mostly likes to travel to countries like England, Australia, New Zealand and Sounth Afrika. He shows least interest to travel to India and Bangladesh. The interest he shows in matches held overseas is more than the international matches held in the country. Journalists farce amusing that Elmo has not watched an inter club matches at least for the last 20 years and he never knows a cricketer is fair or dark before he joins the national team.
Lethargic Elmo who is enthusiastic to go on foreign trips once during the 500 wicket record of Muththiah Muralidaran demanded that it is important for a prominent journalist to go to Australia to cover the
match. However Muralidaran failed to achieve the record in Australia but achieved the 500 wicket target in Asgiriya but unfortunately Elmo was not present in Asgiriya to cover the match.
match. However Muralidaran failed to achieve the record in Australia but achieved the 500 wicket target in Asgiriya but unfortunately Elmo was not present in Asgiriya to cover the match.
