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President no-balls World Cup VIPs
Sunday, 25 March 2007 - 6:19 AM SL Time
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With Sri Lanka moving into the Super Eight of the Cricket World Cup, a large group, including ministers and top officials had planned to go to the Caribbean Islands at a cost of some Rs. 20 million in public funds ? but President Mahinda Rajapaksa has intervened to stop it.
The Sunday Times learns the plan was for Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge, non-cabinet sports minister Bandula Basnayake, several provincial sports ministers Sri Lanka Cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa and other officials of the Cricket Board and Sports Ministry to go to the Caribbean.
Mr. Basnayake told The Sunday Times the President had given an order that only he and his ministry secretary could go at state expense. If Sri Lanka reached the semi final stage, Sports Minister Lokuge would be allowed to go.
Mr. Basnayake said others would not be allowed to go because of heavy expenditure.
Travel agents said the cost for each person would be at least one million rupees plus additional expenses for internal travel between nine countries in the Caribbean.
Mr. Basnayake said the others had been told they could go at their own expense but after obtaining approval.
The Sunday Times learns Sports Ministry Secretary S. Liyanagama was among those stopped from going but he claimed he was staying back because of the National New Year.
The Sunday Times learns that North Western Province Sports Minister Neranjan Wickremesinghe and other provincial sports ministers had also sought permission to go to the Caribbean Islands, but they were not allowed.
Four Sri Lanka Cricket officials including the Interim Committee Chairman Jayantha Dharmadasa have been officially invited for the World Cup matches.
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zaharan
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25 Mar 2007 04:04:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Good Move by the President. It's a no-ball and a BOUNCER as well. |
Revy
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25 Mar 2007 04:10:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Yes these silly foolish MPs and workers who did they think they were, the president? Only he is allowed to waste public funds with jumbo entourages on his globe trotting begging trips. |
anizam
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25 Mar 2007 05:57:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Yes its a good move but its very iroinc that a man who created a 102 ministries is 'acting' as if he is stopping wastage.... |
p007
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25 Mar 2007 07:43:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Lets hope that this will be the beginning of a firm policy against waste and only essential foreign trips are permitted with the numbers also limited. Lets also hope that there are no more Jumbo Chinese trips. The President should set the example with no exception allowed. |
radaw
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25 Mar 2007 07:44:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Bonggo, Makaso, Mark Levinson, TCK, Piyal, JRJ,Lula,Kula,All4,Cham,Anizam, Eski, Roar, BABA, Siva, Penn, Saint,Thambi, Archi etc. were also planing to West Indies on LNPs expence.
Mr B. has intervened and stoped it. Now it is rumoured only CricketPissa is allowed to go. |
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25 Mar 2007 09:28:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Ane katharagama deviyani asanu mana
Ahinsaka ape mudalin rata yanu nomana
Nawatha ganta bariunothing mema gamana
muhuda madadi me parayan bima helana
Edited By - vamp4 - 26 Mar 2007 02:23:12 GMT |
Roshan2007
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25 Mar 2007 11:41:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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Yes its a good move but its very iroinc that a man who created a 102 ministries is 'acting' as if he is stopping wastage....
It is unfair.
MR should have given the same jumbo jet that he used when he took 1000 over delegation to Beijing.
One rule for MR, another rule for others.
it is ridiculus. |
shukriya45
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25 Mar 2007 13:22:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Well done honorable the president. I think this is a good move by His Excellency. They have enough of money, why they travel with the state money ownd by the poor people of Sri Lanka. Well Well And Well done His Excellency |
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26 Mar 2007 02:01:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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These VIP's must be very disappointed.
'What? No free trip? But Chandrika & Ranil let us do it!' |
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