Did Nadeeka Guruge’s wife attend CHOGM?
A series of controversial news items regarding the participation of music director and lyricist Nadeeka Guruge's wife Manori Mallikarachchi in this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference (CHOGM) caught the attention of FactSeeker.
by Anonymous |
October 29, 2024
Comments on social media included statements such as “A serious accusation against the Malimawa government. Nadeeka’s wife was sent to the summit despite qualified officials being available,” and “What qualifications does the wife of singer Nadeeka Guruge, who sang on the NPP stage have to serve as the Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in London?”
Below are some of posts circulating on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/uxTQXqX9xFg7Y1JE/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/13BhbfEtLqhhS4ve/
During the media briefing announcing the cabinet decisions held on October 22 at the Department of Government Information, Cabinet Spokesperson MP Vijitha Herath shared his views on this matter. He stated that due to the limited number of ministers and the election period, neither President Anura Kumara Dissanayake nor the ministers participated in the summit. Instead, he said that officials from the British High Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the summit.
FactSeeker made an inquiry with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the participation of Nadeeka Guruge’s wife in the summit.
Since the Commonwealth summit is primarily led by the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the most appropriate attendees would be representatives from the British High Commission. Consequently, the ministry further said that Sri Lanka’s Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in London Ms. Mallikaratchy, participated in this event.
Ms. Mallikaratchy served as the Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in London for about two years and has over twenty years of experience as a diplomatic representative prior to that.
Additionally, her LinkedIn account contains details of her professional background as follows:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manorie-mallikaratchy-9934361a/
Accordingly, FactSeeker confirms that Ms. Mallikaratchy attended the Commonwealth summit as the Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in London.
