J. J Ratnasiri a class by himself in the PSC proceedings

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This note is in reference to the evidence given by JJ Ratnasiri Secretary Public Administration (S/PA) before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), a few days ago.

JJ Ratnasiri stood out there in a class by himself in the PSC proceedings. Ratnasiri’s clear answers to the questions posed to him by the PSC were in sharp contrast to the dilatory questions by the PSC. Ratnasiri’s intelligence, his clarity of expression in his answers and his clinically correct demeanour at the interview in that room were of a high order. These qualities stood out against the possibly lesser background of the parallel traits displayed by the PSC. The PSC were even in want of suitable articulation due perhaps to convoluted ideas, when framing dilatory questions perhaps due to same reason; all possibly due to confused clarity of their purpose. S/PA, by contrast, was clearly untrammelled by such vagaries. This difference noted may perhaps be due to the possible difference in agenda between the PSC and S/PA.

Whatever the difference, whatever the reasons, S/PA stood out in exemplary manner in the public service as against the PSC. If serving the people was the intent, S/PA did so better than the others in the room.

-Frank de Silva, Narahenpita