Public Performance Board chair removed
Posted on February 19, 2008 by FMM
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Renowned author, critic and novelist Prof. Somaratne Balasuriya has been removed as Chairman of the Public Performance Board.
A decision taken by Balasuriya regarding ‘Aksharaya’, a film by Asoka Handagama, prompted the move, Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs G.L.W. Amarasinghe said.
Attorney Ashoka Serasinghe, former Chairman of the State Film Corporation will be [...]
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