Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna member, Maharagama Urban Council Chairman Tiraj Lakruwan Piyaratne has announced that he should be addressed as ‘Sir’ going forward. He has displayed the announcement in his office.
It reads “As the first citizen in the city, and as the Chief executive of the council, all staff and members of the public should address as Sir”. The notice has now gone viral and been earning the wrath of the public. According to sources, Tiraj who contested under Independent Group 2, with a group from Badalgama in Gampaha going on to win and become the UC Chairman according to him is a close confidant of the Dinesh Gunawardena and Rajapaksa families.
Sources say the notice was displayed on the advice of a political stalwart in the area due to an ongoing grudge with Kanthi Kodikara and several others. They also say Tiraj has been very insecure since being appointed claiming that there is a conspiracy against him and that no one treats him well.
The public in the area says the Maharagama UC has been declining since Tiraj’s appointment while regretting voting for those with a mentality such as that of Tiraj.
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