By Revatha S. Silva
The tragedy that sparked Mahela’s Tweet
It should be noted that the particular Tweet on Sunday (22) by former Sri Lanka cricket Captain, prolific batsman, and world-renowned Coach Mahela Jayawardene came after one Dr. Shanaka Pathirana of the Diyatalawa hospital had revealed to the media that a two-day-old infant had passed away due to a delay in the infant being hospitalised as a result of the current fuel shortage in the country.
After the infant had reportedly shown breathing difficulties, the father had not been able to find fuel for his three-wheeler in time to take the child to the hospital. The father had spent nearly an hour searching for fuel, it was reported.
Dr. Pathirana had said the infant was gasping to breathe while being admitted to the hospital and had died at the Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU). He had also said that the infant’s life could have been saved if the father had been able to admit the child to the hospital in time.
“As a father I can only imagine what they must be going through. If @GotabayaR (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) read(s) this and has any guilt (he) should resign immediately as he was directly responsible for this situation and everyone else who was part of this administration.”
If this is the case, Mahela Jayawardene too should resign, as he too is “part of this administration”. How?
- Isn’t Jayawardene a paid employee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the governing body of the sport in Sri Lanka, as its Consultant Coach?
- Isn’t SLC coming under the Sports Ministry and the Sports Law of this country?
- Isn’t the Sports Ministry a component of the Government?
- Isn’t the President the Head of that Government?