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Top UPFA advisor quits media posts
By Harinda Vidanage
Wijedasa Rajapakse, a prominent legal advisor who played a major role in the drafting of the UPFA constitution has resigned from top posts in Lake House and Rupavahini. The Sunday Times learns that the move was linked to the omission of his name from the national list.

Sources close to Mr. Rajapakse told the Sunday Times the SLFP leadership had given him hopes that he is the party's Justice Minister in waiting and he would be sent to parliament through the national list. Mr Rajapakse, who held the post of managing director at Lake House, has sent his letter of resignation to Information Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar and returned the official vehicle.

But Kadirgamar is yet to accept the letter of resignation sent in by Mr Rajapakse. Meanwhile Mr. Rajapakse has sent his resignation letter to the chairman of Rupavahini where he was a Board member.

Confirming his resignation from both institutions, Mr Rajapakse told the Sunday Times that he resigned from the posts because he had too many court cases to handle.
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