Minister Athaullah pleads with Namal to get a deputy chairmanship in a state institution

Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister A.L.M. Athaullah has met with parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa on several occasions at the Presidential Secretariat to secure a deputy chairmanship for one of his friends at a state institution, sources from the Presidential Secretariat said.

Although Athaullah has received a ministerial portfolio none of his supporters have received any appointments in state institutions. The President’s Private Secretary Namal Rajapaksa and Additional Presidential Secretary Gamini Senarath have been tasked by the head of state to look into all appointments to state corporations and boards.