{"id":192273,"date":"2018-07-23T12:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T06:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=192273"},"modified":"2018-07-25T03:21:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T21:51:27","slug":"fonseka-interfering-in-army-affairs-commander-complains-to-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/fonseka-interfering-in-army-affairs-commander-complains-to-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Fonseka Interfering In Army Affairs, Commander Complains To President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Army Commander Lt Gen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahesh+Senanayake\">Mahesh Senanayake<\/a>\u00a0has complained to President Maithripala Sirisena that former Army Commander Field Marshall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Marshall+Sarath\">Sarath Fonseka<\/a> is interfering in the affairs of the Army.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42419\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fonseka1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42419\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-42419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fonseka1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fonseka1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fonseka1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fonseka<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senanayake has said that Fonseka \u2018is giving instructions to officer cadres without his (Senanayake\u2019s) knowledge and had also spoken to him about transfers and promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Colombo Telegraph reliably learns that Senanayake had in fact mentioned Fonseka by name when he spoke with the President.<\/p>\n<p>Fonseka, who was hopeful that he would be given the \u2018Law and Order\u2019 portfolio finally had to be content with the Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Ministry. 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