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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TΞΞNSTAR™" data-source="post: 7413603" data-attributes="member: 88129">Deputy Minister of Media Mervyn Silva has resigned from his post today  just as Keheliya Rambukwella took oaths as the new Media Minister before  President Mahinda Rajapakse.        The President's office confirmed that Silva had handed over his  resignation this morning and had sought a new ministry.         Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told Daily Mirror online that Silva  had handed over his resignation today morning and was immediately given  another Deputy Minister post by President Rajapakse.        Silva has been appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Highways.         Daily Mirror online learns that Silva's sudden resignation was a result  of a dispute between him and Minister Rambukwella.        Silva who assumed duties at the Media Ministry in Colombo last week had  made a pledge to resign from his new post if there were any allegations  against him and if such allegations were proven to be true.        After taking aoths he had also received criticism from international  media rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders who raised  concerns as to why the President had appointed an anti media man to such  a position.         He had however pledged to look after journalists saying he would treat  them as his own. (Daily Mirror online)</blockquote>

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