The tussle over the chairmanship of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation has intensified with the State Media Minister making a new appointment to the post despite the incumbent chairperson continuing to serve in the position.
State Media Minister Ruwan Wijewardena has appointed Sanjeewa Wijegunawardena on July 18th as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Meanwhile, incumbent chairperson Inoka Sathyangani continues to serve in the position.
The controversy has further aggravated with Sathyangani stating that she has no notice of a new appointment to her post and that she had no intention of resigning from office. She has hence refused to relinquish her post and welcome Wijegunawardena when he had visited the Rupavahini Corporation today to assume duties.
Interestingly, Wijegunawardena was rejected earlier this month by the committee headed by the President's Secretary that authorises appointments to state media institutions when his name was proposed at the time by Minister Wijewardena to replace Sathyangani.
However, Minister Wijewardena has now unilaterally appointed Wijegunawardena as chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
The committee headed by the President's Secretary has previously rejected names of two other individuals proposed by Minister Wijewardena to the post of Rupavahini Corporation Chairman to replace Sathyangani.
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