The conduct of Milinda Moragoda, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner-designate to India, has been blamed for failing to secure India’s vote at the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC session in Geneva.
A weekend newspaper has alleged that Moragoda has yet to assume duties although he was appointed to the post nearly 07 months ago.
The President had decided to appoint Moragoda to the post in August 2020 and the appointment was approved by the Committee on High Posts in Parliament on Sep. 25, 2020.
Political commentators say that the first diplomatic appointment made by almost every post-independence government is to nominate a representative for the post of Indian High Commissioner.
The weekend newspaper also states that Moragoda had also urged that he should be given the privileges of a cabinet minister in order to accept this post.
It is said that the President had given this the nod despite strong opposition from the Maha Sangha and Cabinet Ministers and no other diplomatic mission head had ever made such a request before in the past.
Despite all this, Moragoda had still not gone to New Delhi to assume duties and according to the newspaper, India had not complied with Milinda’s request for cabinet privileges either.
Meanwhile, additional reports say that Moragoda had deliberately stayed back until the UNHRC vote was over and is now expected to go to New Delhi soon to assume duties.
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