PM wants his son in Parliament
Posted by Editor on December 1, 2012 - 8:52 am
Prime Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, who is currently on medical leave, has requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to appoint his son, Anuradha Jayaratne, for Parliament in his place, sources said.
The government is now considering the appointment of Anuradha Jayaratne through the National List, sources confirmed.
According to reliable sources, the Prime Minister made the request when President Rajapaksa visited him at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the US recently. The President has reportedly responded positively to the request.
At present, Anuradha Jayaratne is functioning as the Private Secretary to his father, the Prime Minister.
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The office of PM in the country is a very important position to help in the development of the country. It should not be given to someone on the basis of nepotism. That’s what happened when CBK appointed her mother PM, even when she was so ill, unable to fulfill her duties. We must denounce nepotism. The current PM should resign on the basis of ill-health so that Hon President can appt someone best suited to fulfill the duties of the office of PM for the development of the country on fast track.
I wonder how this type of requests are happening to a valuable place, and by a most experienced person in political arena in SL.
If this is the situation then we don’t see a better future in the country.
People in the country vote for their favorites to get their job done, not to entertain other-selves with their family matters.
There’s no proper vision and we don’t see there’s better future even though we don’t have war now.
Truly SAD!!!!!!
As the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, DM Jayaratne is wrong to even suggest that his son be accommodated to Parliament….this is totally undemocratic and an unfair request.
He should gracefully step down on the grounds of ill-health and concentrate on his health and not misusing office to put his family into office
If PM’s son wants to come to politics to “serve the people of SL” he should go to his electorate and get people’s mandate & then go to the parliament. His father’s position as Prime Minister should not be an automatic entry to our parliement. This goes to other politician’s children too.
If this news item is true and reliable, it is an absurd request. This shows how immature and bankrupt our politicians even at very high level. I never thought D.M. Jayarathne would be such a fool even after long experience. May be his sickness is in the brain, not in the heart.
Dear PM say good bye to politricks and take rest,when next election comes will try about your son and grand son etc etc.