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Convict appointed as bigwig of Govt. Info. Dept.

Convict appointed as bigwig of Govt. Info. Dept. Featured

A wave of protest has risen after Daya Sri Narendra Rajapakse has been appointed as the Consultant Director to Special Media Unit of the Government Information Department, reports say.

It is said that he will assume duties on Monday (04). He has no experience or the know-how to run modern alternative media.

In 1997, the Maligakanda courts imposed a 20,000 fine and a 15-year suspended sentence on Rajapakse after he had falsely appeared as a medical practitioner under the name Dr. Narendra Rajapakse in documentation.

Following this, his appointment as a Justice of Peace for the Whole Island as well as a visiting lecturer position were also cancelled.

A document where Rajapaksa used the term Dr. , the cancellation of his JP appointment and a newspaper article on the Divaina newspaper reporting that Rajapaksa has pleaded guilty, are shown below.

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