The title ‘2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World’ held by Pushpika De Silva has been denounced, Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World National Director Chandimal Jayasinghe announced.
Issuing a statement on Tuesday, Jayasinghe said that the recent controversy surrounding Mrs. Pushpika De Silva, the 2021 title-holder of Mrs. Sri Lanka for the Mrs. World pageant has taken a toll not only in the local sphere but also before the international community jeopardizing the reputation of Sri Lanka globally.
He further stated that as the National Director of Mrs.Sri Lanka for Mrs. World, he is in the belief that the conduct of Mrs. Pushpika De Silva, the title-holder of the 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs.World is in serious violation of the discipline and the ethical standards expected of a beauty queen or most significantly of an ambassador representing one’s own country in any capacity, whether being local or international.
He stated that Mrs. Pushpika De Silva, the title holder of 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World has made a series of false allegations against the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World organizing committee headed by him and against the Mrs. World Organization, challenging their authority and denying the final decision made by the organization.
Therefore in the statement Chandimal Jayasinghe states that following the mandate conferred upon him the title of Mrs. Pushpika De Silva who was crowned on April 4, 2021 as the “2021 title holder of Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World” is denounced.
“The title being used or exploited here onwards by Mrs. Pushpika De Silva as “Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World” and/or “2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World” in any capacity and in any given occasion locally or internationally would be in violation of the Rules and Regulations of the Mrs. World Pageant and would incur legal liability and/or any other fine/compensation related thereto”, the statement added.
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