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Janaprith Fernando assumes duties as Chief Scout Commissioner today Source:Dailynews Attorney-at-Law Janaprith Fernando will assume duties as the 21st Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) today. Janaprith, who was serving as the Deputy Chief Commissioner of the SLSA has been appointed by the Chief Scout, Gotabaya Rajapaksa succeeding the outgoing Maj. Gen. Milinda Pieiris. Janaprith began his journey as a Junior Scout at S. Thomas’ College Preparatory School in 1979, where he received his primary education, after which he was educated at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. As a Senior Scout, he served as the Troop Leader of his Scout Group and achieved the prestigious President’s Scout Award in 1984. Janaprith served the Colombo District Scout Branch as an adult leader and as Assistant District Commissioner and was appointed the District Commissioner in 2005. After his tenure in the District Branch, he was appointed as a Special ...