Thursday, March 24, 2011

Election Commisioner Dayananda Alias Athathinanda Final Goes Home !

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake is going on pension with effect from today 24th (Yesterday)


The Deputy Elections Commissioner W. W. Mahinda Deshapriya with effect from today (25th) will take over the post falling vacant . Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya is a brother of former free media movement convener Sunanda Deshapriya.


According to the 18th amendment that was passed in Parliament recently , it is the next in rank , the Deputy Commissioner who shall replace the Elections commissioner when he goes on pension.



Dayananda Dissanayake who announced the results of the last Presidential elections 2005 made a request to the President after the elections to give him permission to go on retirement. After this request however, a General election and a Presidential elections were held. If the Commissioner’s request was not granted , he would have had to retire only after six years following his request.


Unconfirmed sources say Dayananda Dissanayake will be appointed as a Sri Lankan ambassador of UK or Uganda !

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