Appointment of new ministerial

secretaries : Defense secretary post to a

most corrupt rogue

(Lanka-e-News
-09.Sep.2015, 4.30PM) 44 secretaries
were appointed by the government to
the new ministries.Except the
secretary to the ministry of urban
planning and water supply , all others
were appointed. B.M.U.D. Basnayake
the defense secretary who was subject to severe criticisms from the very
outset has been replaced by Karunasena Hettiarachi. President Maithripala
who is also the defense secretary has appointed Hettiarachi who is from
Mathripala s native place.
This appointment of Hettiarachi to replace Basnayake is like ridding oneself
of a stealing wife and taking a rotting whore in her place. At least ex
defense secretary Basnayake who was castigated for his many blunders
and malpractices during his tenure of office was a grade one officer of the
administrative service , whereas the new defense secretary is just a
political hanger on best known for his worst corrupt and perfidious
activities. Incidentally Basnayake has not received any appointment in any
ministry.
Hettiarachi is a pro Rajapakse lickspittle and during the corrupt Rajapakse
regime he made his own huge contributions to the corrupt and illicit
activities of the Rajapakse regime. While he was the chairman of the Water
supply board he made sure he got the Lions share in all the raging corrupt
activities and from the projects. Victims of his corrupt activities had
complained to Lanka e news at that time how they had to bribe Hettiarachi
to get even a small piece of work done officially.
As usual under the rapacious Rajapakse regime then , Hettiarachi incurred
the displeasure of the Rajapakses later on for pilfering state revenue and
collecting bribes without sharing with the Rajapakses . Consequently , he
was expelled from the chairman post.
So, this is the Hettiarachi notorious in more than one way , has now been
appointed as the defense secretary ,who led the team of most corrupt

racketeers (ace crooks Bashwara Gunaratne, Chandrapala Liyanage ,

Pradeep Gunawardena, Upali Liyanage now facing corruption charges) who
held posts of chairperson and Director in State boards under the Rajapakse
regime .
Hettiarachi is an unalloyed bootlicking stooge of the Rajapakses who during
the last presidential elections and recent general elections worked for the
victory of Mahinda Rajapakse ,showing no concern for Maithripala . Hence
the government of good governance giving a defense secretary position to
Hettiarachi is tantamount to giving a secure defensive place to a snake
under the grass, without realizing , for corrupt crooked Hettiarachi good
governance naturally is anathema and his worst enemy.
When the whole country is earnestly anticipating the good governance to
duly mete out punishment to the culprits , the corrupt , and crooks of the
Rajapakse regime who drove the country to the brink of disaster ,
appointing Hettiarachi a notorious pro Rajapakse scoundrel as defense
secretary is to totally annihilate those hopes reposed by the people in good
governance. By this appointment it has been further confirmed that
president Maithripala is always stymied in his efforts to select and appoint
the right candidate for official posts under him .
It is a matter for doubt whether Maithripala decided to appoint an individual
like Hettiarachi whose notoriety is well and widely known , as defense
secretary on the assumption that the people who voted for good
governance into power on 17 th of August are since long dead.
Of course , the appointment of ex Customs Director general Jagath
Wijeweera who tendered his resignation from his post honorably , as
secretary to the ministry of law and public order concerning police affairs
has been most welcomed by the public. Wijeweera is a class one officer of
the administrative service , and has maintained a clean slate without
getting involved in putrid politics and tarnishing his name any day when
performing his official duties.
It is noteworthy ,the ministries of defense and of law and public order
concerning police affairs are the two main nerve centers of the country
and the people. Besides , it is these two ministries that decide whether the
people are appreciative or not of a government to which they belong .
The 44 Ministry secretaries ( photograph hereunder) received their
appointment letters this afternoon from P.B.Abeykoon , the secretary to the
president .
The new Ministry Secretaries are as follows
01 Ministry of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs
C. -Sivagnanasothi

02 Ministry of Finance
-Dr. R. H. S. Samarathunga
03 Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations -S. M. Gotabhaya
Jayaratne
04 Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media -W. M. V.
Narampanawa
05 Ministry Education -W. M. Bandusena
06 Ministry of Primary Industries -J. K. D. Amarawardana
07 Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment -Udaya R.
Seneviratne
08 Ministry of Transport -Nihal Somaweera
09 Ministry of Mineral Oil and Petrolium Gas -Mrs. W. S. Karunaratne
10 Ministry Buddha Sasana -Wasantha Ekanayake
11 Ministry of Postal Service & Muslim Affairs
-P. H. L. Wimalasiri Perera
12 Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Affairs -P. H. J. B.
Sugathadasa
13 Ministry of Foreign Employment -G. S. Vithanage
14 Ministry of Disaster Management -S. S. Miyanawala
15 Ministry of Justice -Padmasiri Jayamanna
16 Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wild Life -R. M. D. B.
Meegasmulla
17 Ministry of National Dialogue -Mrs. V. B. P. K. Weerasinghe
18 Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine -Upali
Marasinghe
19 Ministry of Southern Development -Gamini Rajakaruna
20 Ministry of Plantations -A. M. Jayawickrama
21 Ministry of Sports -Dr. D. M. R. B. Dissanayake
22 Ministry of Agriculture -B. Wijayaratne
23 Ministry of Home Affairs -J. J. Rathnasiri
24 Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy -Dr. B. B. S. Batagoda
25 Ministry of Ports and Shipping -L. P. Jayampathi
26 Ministry of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs -M. I. F. Rafeek
27 Ministry of Lands -Dr. I. H. K. Mahanama
28 Ministry of Public Administration and Management -J. Dadallage
29 Ministry of Rural Economy -Mrs. D. K. R. Ekanayake
30 Ministry of Upcountry New Villages, Infrastructure Facilities and
Community Development -Mrs. R. Nadarasapille
31 Ministry of Industry and Commerce -T. M. K. B. Thennakoon
32 Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Mrs. C. Vageeshwara
33 Ministry of Megapolice and Western Development -N. Rupasinghe
34 Ministry of Defence -Karunasena Hettiarachchi
35 Ministry of Skill Development and Vocational Training -P. Ranepura
36 Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
-D. Swarnapala
37 Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare -M. Senevirathne

38 Ministry of
Vijayalakshmi
39 Ministry of
40 Ministry of
41 Ministry of
42 Ministry of
43 Ministry of
44 Ministry of

Technology, Technical Education and Employment -Mrs. R.

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources -Mrs. W. M. M. R. Adhikari
University Education and Highways -D. C. Dissanayake
Housing and Construction -Mrs. W. K. K. Athukorala
Law and Order and Prisons Reform -Jagath Wijeweera
Women and Childrens Affairs -Mrs. Chandrani Senarathne
Public Enterprise Development -Ravindra Hewawitharana

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