Some parties compelled to safeguard corrupt politicians to
protect themselves 2015-08-10Having served as the Former Auditor
General, Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne is leading the JVP National
List at the forthoming general eletions! "n a andid intervie# #ith
$ailymirror , Mr! Mayadunne s%ea&s of his entry into%olitis and
of ho# he e'%ets to serve the %u(li void of orru%tion #hilst
%roviding a (etter insight into #hy he #ouldn)t (e engaging in
%arty %olitis! He had the follo#ing to share #ith us!* + ,o (egin
#ith, ould you tell us a(out your (a&ground as the FormerAudit
General and the role you %layed to serve the %u(li-The Auditor
Generals role is to assist the arliament to demand the
accounta!ilit" from the #$ecutive% &uring m" period the Auditor
Generals &epartment delivered a good service to the ma$imum
possi!le e$tent 'ith the availa!leresources% ( entered the
&epartment in 1)*+ as a Superintendent of Audit after sitting
for an open competitive e$am%( 'as later promoted to the post of
Assistant Auditor General in 1)8, and 'as the senior most
&eput" General until August 2000- after 'hich ( 'as appointed
the +,th Auditor General of Sri .an/a in the same "ear%( served in
that post for si$ "ears and retired in 200,% ( served the arliament
the follo'ing "ear as the ro0ect &irector of the 1ommittee on
u!lic #nterprise and u!lic Accounts 1ommittee%* + .hat have you got
to say a(out your entry into %olitis-art" politics means getting
into a political part" and- especiall" representing that political
part"% (n m" case- 'as invited !" so man" political parties and !"
lot of friends from ma0or parties !ut the" did not assure m"
independence% ( 'anted to serve the countr" 'ithout entering part"
politics% 2hen 3anatha 4imu/thi eramuna 5346 invited me- ( told
them that ( dont li/e to !e part and parcel of part" politics%
7o'ever- the" told me that it is the ver" reason 'h" the" are
inviting me% The" told me ver" clearl" that the" have su8cient
num!er of part" mem!ers and leaders'ho 'ould appear for the part"
and deliver the services to the general pu!lic and other forums%(
understood that 'hen a part" invites someone in the !elief that he
or she could serve the countr" 'ithout getting into their political
part"- that sort ofinvitation should !e respected% 9n these lines-
( sa' that it is an apprecia!le invitation% Therefore ( told them
that if the" can maintain that !ac/ground ( 'ould agree to allo'
them to nominate me in their national list% ( am sure "ou can
understand that ( am not going to engage in part" politics !ut
'ould serve the countr" if ( get an opportunit" to do so%* + .hat
is the manifesto #ould you %resent to the %eo%le-:asicall" a ;em!er
of arliament- 'ho is elected has to discharge his o!ligations as
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