Upul Jayasuriya, the newly appointed Chairman of Board of Investment (BOI), is shying away from media queries after his new appointment.

In addition to his role as the Chairman of the BOI, Jayasuriya is also the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bar Association, which played a key role in the removal of de facto Chief Justice Mohan Peiris. Asian Mirror made repeated attempts to contact Jayasuriya in this regard, since Tuesday.

However, both his mobile phones went unanswered. When BOI was contacted, we were told that Jayasuriya did not wish to comment on his appointment at this point. 

The question we wanted to ask him was whether his appointment would make an impact on the independence of the Sri Lanka Bar Association. 

However, Jayasuriya is no alien to political appointments. He has held various government and government affiliated positions under UNP governments over the past 35 years.

(Sara Pathirana)