Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="kudos_utopia" data-source="post: 7377403" data-attributes="member: 90660">    A new beginning at the Foreign Ministry? <img src="http://www.evergreenedigest.org/images/ForeignLogo.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Lanka-e-News 26.April.9.45PM) When Ministers and governments are changed, most of the times officials in some departments are changed. If they are not changed, some officers are endeavoring to attract attention of the new minister or get closer to him as much possible showing various types of gimmicks. This phenomenon is common to the Foreign Ministry as well. Accordingly, moment they come to know that a new minister is appointed; many senior officers were at the door-step of him to wish him as well as to convince their capabilities to the new minister. One particular officer is visiting the minister's house a number of times per day in order to get his consent for every administrative arrangement of the ministry. He seems be reporting to the new minister about all the follies of the former minister. Irony is that this particular officer who got undue promotion through the former minister through a cabinet paper had been attending every single dirty work of the former minister too. In fact, he has ordered the transport division of the ministry to fill the tanks of 25 vehicles of the former minister after his defeat last Saturday. He even approved payment of hotel bills of the food taken by the former minister a few days after his defeat. We also came to know that the former minister's daughter was provided with special VIP facilities at the airport by the chief of protocol of the ministry last week after his defeat. His other traveling bills have also been paid by the Ministry with the approval of the administration department. Officers of the ministry are of the view that all the recent expenses of the ministry should be thoroughly checked in order to find out details of inappropriate payments made to cover the expenses of former minister recently, after his defeat. Interestingly, many senior officers are uneasy about the news of possibility of Mr.Sajin Vas Gunawardena being appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. This is because they have ill-treated when they were holding posts at several Missions. Other factor is that Mr.Sajin Vas is a difficult customer, who has a thorough understanding about the affairs at the ministry and true capabilities of these seniors. Many are hoping for a new beginning with much needed clean up work that includes Missions abroad. More importantly, 200 over friends, relatives, and family members appointed by the former minister to various Embassies should be recalled. </blockquote>

Verification: Hath warak paha keeyada? (hatha wadikireema paha)

Top Bottom