Hemakumara Nanayakkara Resigns in protest against the Rajapakse regime

(Lanka-e-News-24.June.2012, 8.00PM) The agriculture advisor to the President Hemakumara Nanayakkara had tendered his resignation in protest against the Rajapakse regime’s decision to construct an International Airport at Kundasale after evacuating the Kundasale Agriculture College and seed cultivation center , according to reports. This is the first time an officer demonstrating patriotic spirit holding a high ranking post under the present regime had resigned in protest against the regime’s traitorous anti national moves . While the Int. Airport at Katunayake is to be refurbished and even when this Airport is in an inferior state in its operations , another Airport in another region being constructed is uncalled for. While there exists an Int. airport , the attempts to build another Airport after mortgaging the country and wasting public funds is unwarranted and unnecessary , and is motivated by illicit commission collections , economic analysts point out. Hemakumara , a true patriot by resigning his post against this anti national project has only confirmed the truth in this allegation.  Hemakumara is the brother of Vasudeva Nanayakkara. He joined the govt. from the UNP ranks purportedly to strengthen President’s ‘both hands’.