As Sri Lanka is gearing up for its Local Elections on February 10, Thilanga Sumathipala, the president of Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has completely turned into a politician and is using all the resources of the board for his political campaign, according to popular sports website Cricket Age.
According to sources, last Saturday (03) Sumathipala had visited Jaffna and SLC had released a media statement saying that he was there for the ground inspection.
However, Cricket Age says there were few hidden agendas as well. According to sources, the helicopter Sumathipala used for his trip cost SLC a whopping 4.5 lakhs.
Moreover, in Jaffna, during his official visit as SLC President, he had also reportedly set up several party offices there, in support of the political campaign of his party.
According to the website on the last day of the campaign, Sumathipala had visited Polonnaruwa for the last SLFP costing the SLC approximately Rs. 100 000 for the helicopter used for the visit.
According to the site, Sumathipala had also neglected SLC meetings in favour of his political commitments. SLC sources appear to have revealed that Sumathipala is highly engaged in the election campaign, so much so that he has hardly visited the SLC headquarters in the past month.
In the absence of Sumathipala, K. Mathivanan, the controversial Vice president, is said to be overseeing all the matters at the SLC. Cricket Age while revealing that Mathivanan is also on an overseas tour had pointed out that heads of the SLC have forgotten their priorities towards the organizations while Sumathipala is now using all the resources, employees, vehicles and money of the SLC to fulfil his political dreams.
Source : Cricket Age
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