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Anura blasts Bogollagama for violating etiquette
Saturday, 25 March 2006 - 1:42 AM SL Time
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The Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike yesterday blamed Investment Promotion Minister Rohitha Bogollagama for holding a meeting with tourism representatives without consulting him and called it a violation of basic etiquette.
In a thundering letter sent to Minister Bogollagama, he reminded him that he is no more in the UNP and now in the SLFP and vowed to take up the matter with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
'Please remember that you are in the SLFP and not in the UNP,' he said.
'I am compelled to bring this unfortunate incident to the notice of the President.'
Blasting Minister Bogollagama for his unilateral intervention in matters relevant to his Ministry, he called it unacceptable and a deliberate violation of conventional cabinet practice and etiquette, of a basic sense of decency.
'I was surprised to read a report in the Financial Review of the `Daily Island` of a meeting you have had with representatives of the Tourism Industry on March 22, 2006,' Minister Bandaranaike said.
'The meeting, I am sure, would have been more fruitful and professional if only you had the good sense and discretion to consult me and interact with my Ministry on policy issues of direct concern to my Ministry.' he said. The copies of the letter have been sent to the President and the Prime Minister.
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AnuD
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25 Mar 2006 00:05:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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Why politicans have to involve in tourism and why don't they let business people handle it.
Is it micromanagement or just job security for politicians ? |
vimukthi
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25 Mar 2006 00:12:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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Virumandi,
i saw His Fatness, the Honorable Anura at a wedding party in the US at one point
just a useless bugger |
justman
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25 Mar 2006 01:01:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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Anud
These are parasites that have a good time parting abroad at the expense of the poor tax payers.They do nothing for the country,just a waste of.... |
DEVAN
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25 Mar 2006 01:52:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Rohitha should have been appointed the Minister of Tourism. The Guy would have done a very good job of it than Anura. What has Anura done to our Tourist Industry so far??. Only thing has happened is the Guy has got some more fatter and big. |
saliya
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25 Mar 2006 03:14:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Bogollagama you can't survive in SLFP. This is the third time you violated party etiquette. I don't think UNP will accept you again. So better go back to your business. You are not mature enough to do Sri Lakan politics. |
MaKaSo
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25 Mar 2006 05:46:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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Saliya,
Not only Bollagama, even Gas Banda is not mature enough to hold any ministry. Both should better leave the politics without waisting tax payer's money.
Edited By - MaKaSo - 25 Mar 2006 05:47:42 GMT |
Kasun99
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25 Mar 2006 15:22:42 GMT Report for Abuse
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| If somebody ask you the number of ministries in sri lanka, you can not give a exact no. Today may be 25, tomorrow it will go uo to 50 or sometimes more than that. president MR should take the responsibility of this cinflict. Even he is not conpetant enough to distribute ministerial portfolios among all in the govenment side. This is not a problem between Anura and Bogollagama. Problem is that how to maximize their needs over the citizens hunger. Power stuggle to share the public properties. ?????? |
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