{"id":150279,"date":"2015-09-06T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T18:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=150279"},"modified":"2015-09-10T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T10:40:29","slug":"maithris-daughter-chathu-kicks-own-goal-with-daddys-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/maithris-daughter-chathu-kicks-own-goal-with-daddys-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"Maithri’s Daughter Chathu Kicks “Own-Goal” With Daddy’s Powers"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Maithripala Sirisena<\/a><\/span>‘s daughter Chathurika has turned his passionate pledge of putting an end to nepotism and family bandyism on its head when she dragged state officials with her on a visit to villages in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa.<\/p>\n

Chathurika Sirisena stated to the media that she had not come ‘just to show face with an entourage’, but had come instead to share her father’s dream in helping to solve the problems of the people. She added that this is why she was accompanied by state officials.<\/p>\n

\"Chathurika\"<\/a>She is reported to have visited Mahawelitenna, Sinhapura, Dimbulana, Perakumyaya and Kudapokuna during this ‘fact finding mission’.<\/p>\n

“She has every right as a citizen to go anywhere in Sri Lanka and talk to anyone who is ready to talk to her, but Chaturika Sirisena has no legal status to warrant escort by government servants including police officers,” good governance activist Chinthaka Perera told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Maithripala Sirisena, during the media conference where he announced that he would be running for President stated vehemently that one of the reasons for him contesting for the Presidency was to put an end to nepotism and family bandyism.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile when Colombo Telegraph contacted the President’s Deputy Director Media Sunil Jayasekara to clarify if Chathurika has been given a portfolio in her daddy’s government, said that as far as he knows she holds no governmental position.<\/p>\n