{"id":130272,"date":"2014-09-14T13:17:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T07:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=130272"},"modified":"2014-09-23T21:56:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:26:06","slug":"yoshithas-ex-talks-about-the-importance-of-being-a-fashionable-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/yoshithas-ex-talks-about-the-importance-of-being-a-fashionable-diplomat\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoshitha’s Ex Talks About The Importance Of Being A \u2018Fashionable Diplomat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yasara Abeynayake<\/span><\/a>, ex-girlfriend of President Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a>\u2019s second son \u2013 Yoshitha<\/span><\/a> who is currently holding the position of the Deputy Consul General at the Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney has recently spoken about the importance of fashion when representing Sri Lanka diplomatically.<\/p>\n

\"Yasara\"<\/a>Featured in the Style Profile section of the Daily Mirror, Abeynayake has commented on the importance of fashion when representing Sri Lanka diplomatically while stating that she channels Coco Chanel\u2019s rule of simplicity in making her fashion choices.<\/p>\n

She has stated that she is required to wear sari due to her work and that it is a \u2018great way to represent Sri Lanka\u2019 as many have approached her and commented on how elegant it is.<\/p>\n

In the introduction to her interview, she has been described as someone \u2018who at quite a young age is going places with her career, from heading one of Sri Lanka\u2019s newest and leading television stations to now being the consulate in Sydney\u2019 \u2013 career advances that she was able to achieve owing to the rampant nepotism and favouritism promoted by the Rajapaksas.<\/p>\n

Following her break-up with Yoshitha few months ago, Abeynayake who was the heading the Rajapaksa-owned Carlton Sports Network was given a diplomatic posting to Australia where several other Rajapaksa henchmen have already been appointed including Lakshman Hulugalle<\/span><\/a> and Bandula Jayasekera<\/span><\/a>. She had been given the posting in order to \u2018keep her happy\u2019 and silence her from revealing any intimate details about the Rajapaksa family.<\/p>\n

\"Yasara<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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