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S. Ranugge, former Executive Director of good governance watchdog Transparency International Sri Lanka<\/span><\/a> (TISL) has openly questioned the integrity of TISL’s Board of Directors, accusing them of ‘illegal, irrational and unethical’ actions and decisions with respect to the termination of his (Ranugge’s) fixed term contract and the recruitment of the new Executive Director. Ranugge has furthermore alleged that members of the Board have been engaged in politics for personal gain and to reward friends with positions in the staff.<\/p>\n

The following is the full text of Ranugge’s letter to the TISL membership:\"Transparency<\/a>\"Transparency<\/a>\"Transparency<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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