Let him Work

- Nov 10, 2015

A note to editor,

It is unfortunate that the appointment of Manoj Warnapala as the Counsellor at the Sri Lankan High Commission in London has turned into a mud sliding exercise. Although it is a foreign office blunder appointing a duel national to a diplomatic post, the slandering extend towards ones personal life. It is not new to the Sri Lankan community in the UK of political appointments the past. The majority of the Sri Lankan community is not concerned of such appointments except for the post of the High Commissioner. All three predecessors of Warnapala's post were Rajapaksha appointees and no one bothered about them. The only concern of the community is whether he is capable of handling the responsibilities of his employment. Warnapala is a lawyer by profession and seems that he has direct contacts to the higher authorities in Sri Lanka. As a country with the administration based on politics it is an additional qualification I assume.

It is said that Warnapalas left Sri Lanka for UK for a better life. Please give me one example of who did not.

The Bank of England is the biggest and most important financial institution in the UK. The Governor of it is a Canadian. He holds a Canadian passport. He is running the UK economy better than his British predecessors. No matter where you come from, the efficiency, honesty and integrity matters.

I think it is time to move forward and let Warnapala handle his official duties with a peaceful mind. If he fails then the concerned few has a point to pursue.