The new committee of 33 journalists of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association for the coming two year period of 2009/2011 was unanimously appointed yesterday (23).
The group of media personnel led by prominent journalist and media rights activist Poddala Jayantha, were elected as the new committee uncontested. Jayantha, who formerly held the post of General Secretary of SLWJA, was severely beaten up before being released by a group of armed men, who abducted him in last June.
The list of nominations of the new committee was submitted to the Acting Press Commissioner during the period granted submission for nomination from September 16 to 23.
The new committee: President -Poddala Jayantha (Lake House)
Vice Presidents -Prasanna Fonseka (Siyatha),Gnanasiri Koththigoda (Haraya)
General Secretary -Lasantha Ruhunage (Ravaya)
Assistant Secretaries -Kurulu Kariyakarawana (Daily Mirror),Upali Saram (Divaina)
Treasurer - Gamini Susantha (Silumina)
Assistant Treasurers - S. Kaneshan (Freelance),S. K. M. Ramzi (Thinakaran)
National Organizer - Kanchana Marasinghe (SLRC)
Executive Committee - Vinitha M. Gamage (Lankadeepa),Sampath Deshapriya (Lakbima),Sampath Wilegoda (SLBC),Shanika Sriyananda (Sunday Observer),Prageeth Perera (Swarnavahini) ,Wasanthi Nanayakkara Derana),Mihiri Fonseka (Lakbima),Ditto Kugan (Thinakkural) ,Taha Muzzamil (Navamanni) ,Manoj Ratnayake (Daily Mirror) ,Kamani Hettiarachchi (Lakbima) ,Duminda Sampath (Lake House),Gamini Pushpakumara (SLRC) ,T. Nadarasa (Ravaya) ,Indunil Weeraratne (Silumina),K. W. Janaranjana (Ravaya) ,Dileesha Abeysundera (Irudina),Rukmal Gamage (Lake House) ,Hemali Wijeratne (Silumina) ,S. Thevadiran (Virakesari) ,Ranga Jayasuriya (Lakbima News) ,Thushari Hemamali (Swarnavahini),Shantha Wijesuriya (Lanka-E-News)
The new committee will assume duties on Oct. 14.
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