Ego takes precedence over social contract and ethics

The appointment of a new Auditor General has now been over politicised and caught in an egocentric conflict between the ruling National People's Power (NPP) and the Opposition parties.

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The NPP's tendency towards rejecting or ignoring any suggestion by the Opposition and the desire on the part of the Opposition parties to see that any name recommended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the post of Auditor General being rejected by the Constitutional Council (CC) is very clear.

This is nothing but egocentric politics disregarding the larger interest of the country as well as the people and dishonouring their own social contract. Opposition parties accuse the President that he wants to appoint an Auditor General of his choice to cover up corruption in the Government while the Government seems to want a National Audit Office that would support or at least not hinder its policies and especially the anti-corruption drive.

Sri Lanka has suffered dearly due to the egoistic attitude of leaders of former governments, trade unions and rebel leaders. Mahinda Rajapaksa Government in December 2007 revoked the work permit of Peter Hill, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines who was seconded from the Emirates following the SriLankan Airline under Hill refused seats to President Rajapaksa and 35 officials who were visiting Britain, as seats had already been booked.