Practised what he preached

Milton Dhamasinghe Bulathsinhala spl corr.

The talk of the country is the cross over of Minister Karu Jayasuriya to the opposition party and the fact that he would resign if any injustice occurred in giving appointments to grama niladaries, Minister of Education Services Nirmala Kotalawela said.

"He is a very good leader and a friend of mine and he left the Government due to personal reasons. He is a person who performed what he said.

He told in public that if any injustice occurred when giving appointments to grama niladaries, he would resign from his post.

An appointment has been given to a person who hasn't even got through his O/L maths and another who has been convicted by law.

This resignation from his post proves that he is a person who practised what he preached", the minister stated at the opening ceremony of the new bus stand in Bulathsinhala.

The new bus stand was built at a cost of Rs. 140,000 by the Peoples' Bank and Peoples' Leasing Co. Ltd. at the request of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Minister Kotalawela.