Austin Fernando steps down

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Presidential Secretary Austin Fernando bid farewell to his office a short while ago, President's Media Division tweeted.

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Gayan Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:14 PM

Farewell 'machang'.

Upul Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:16 PM

It looks as if the rats are jumping out of the sinking ship.

Mm Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:19 PM

Never seen a government were so many people resign allnthr time. Or they are re shuffled or re arranged!! Real joke

lkboy Thursday, 05 July 2018 05:25 PM

Anything to do with the Bond report?

Nimesh Thursday, 05 July 2018 06:55 PM

Or asked / made to resign...

Saraa Goyya Thursday, 05 July 2018 10:06 PM

This was expected, following his adamant refusal to release the list of 118. He was not the President's Secretary but someone else's Secretary. Austin now in Dustbin.

Rasheed Friday, 06 July 2018 01:55 PM

Don't blame him, he was following the top order.

Ceylon Thursday, 05 July 2018 10:12 PM

Byèeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Joseph Friday, 06 July 2018 10:08 AM

He resigned the day after celebrating his birthday .An honorable civil servant resigned with a clear conscious. did not want to give into pressure

Kingsley Wijesinhe Friday, 06 July 2018 11:21 AM

Was it his 100th birthday?

Gamaya Friday, 06 July 2018 11:34 AM

Definitly not his 100 birthday.He mut be about 77 years old.

Godwin Friday, 06 July 2018 11:37 AM

Definitly not his 100 th birthday. I have known him to be a honourable civil servant. He should be commended for his work

Sun Friday, 06 July 2018 04:31 PM

Being a public official the people of this country should know the actual truth why he stepped down

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