President, Milinda Moragoda brought together!

Saturday, 20 June 2015

On recommendations by the US and western diplomatic missions, President Maithripala Sirisena is to appoint Milinda Moragoda as his international affairs advisor, a position which he held under ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa too, says sources at the president’s office. Yesteday afternoon (19), minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena took Moragoda to meet the president. At this meeting, president Sirisena and Moragoda had extensive discussions on the dialogue foreign affairs minister Mangala Samaraweera had with Tamil diaspora groups in London recently, and what impact it would have on the upcoming general election.

It is Sirasa Media Network chief Raja Mahendran alias Killy Maharaja who has played a key role in bringing president Sirisena and Moragoda together. His ulterior motive in doing that was to destroy minister Samaraweera, his key enemy, other than Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Already, the president has Dr. Chris Nonis and lawyer Shiral Lakthilake as his international affairs advisors. The sources told us that the president was certain to, either grant an opportunity to Moragoda to contest the parliamentary polls or appoint him on the national list. Killy has already promised Moragoda that he would fully support him in that regard.