{"id":187795,"date":"2018-02-22T07:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T01:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=187795"},"modified":"2018-02-22T07:21:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T01:51:25","slug":"errant-brigadier-recalled-family-to-remain-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/errant-brigadier-recalled-family-to-remain-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Errant Brigadier Recalled, Family To Remain In The UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brigadier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Priyanka+Fernando\">Priyanka Fernando<\/a> was removed as Minister Counselor (Defence) at the Sri Lankan mission in the UK and recalled to Sri Lanka following complaints over a threatening gesture he made at demonstrators outside the mission a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Colombo Telegraph learns that the government had assured that this move will not affect the education of Fernando&#8217;s children in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando&#8217;s gesture resulted in complaints to British authorities by protestors as well as many expatriate Tamil groups. 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