Karu salutes lady medical officer; Moratuwa Mayor remanded
National Movement for a Just Society Chairman and former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has saluted a lady medical officer for standing up against injustice.
“If citizens need a ‘chit’ from politicians to get COVID-19 vaccination, their right to health is denied,” Jayasuriya said in a tweet.
“Moratuwa Mayor was caught thanks to a resisting medical officer. We salute her and condemn the insult to the independence of public servants. Investigate other violations too!” Jayasuriya added.
He was responding to an incident on Thursday when Moratuwa Mayor Samanlal Fernando threatened a lady doctor and obstructed duties of health officials who had gone to administer Sinopharm vaccines to the people in Moratuwa and Moratumulla Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The doctor refused to give the vaccine according to the list given by the Mayor, sparking a heated exchange of words.
Fernando was yesterday remanded till 11 June following his arrest after surrendering to Police and being produced before the Moratuwa Magistrate.
(Source: Daily FT)
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Me too! And if the majority of Sri Lankan people said to have a ‘proud past’ stand up against these rather than making the type of the mayor disappear using ‘magic’ by the president alone, Sri lanka will become a much better and fairer place in a few years.
What’s the issue?
Local Authorities, Grama Sevaka Divisions etc were instructed to participate, actively, in the Chinese Virus Vaccine roll-out.
The Mayor doled out tokens under his authority to enable his family members and close political supporters to be on the top of the queue to receive the vaccine.
Anything wrong with that?
The Medical Officer has allegiance to the Nation and should learn to respect authority.
Karu badly needs a tickle downstairs.
Maybe that will help him close his orifices.
Here goes again the G.Fernando making “absurd statements”. I do not know why On Lanka publishes these absurd, if not “stupid statements” He states the Mayor has doled out tokens to enable his family members and political supporters to get to the top of the queue and I don’t believe this , asks “Anything wrong with that?” He is not able to understand and comprehend the blatant corruption !! What a state Sri Lanka has descended to!! The Lady MOH of Moratuwa, Kudos to her, is not under the jurisdiction of the Mayor. Even if GF cannot comprehend the corruption, lets hope the Mayor will have sufficient time to realise his corrupt behaviour in remand prison !!!