Bernard Soysa: A postal-mortem

Roads are being re-named regularly in and around Colombo, but it seems that the Postal Department is not keeping its staff updated.

In May this year, Kirula Road, Narahenpita was renamed as Bernard Soysa Mawatha in honour of the late veteran LSSP politician but a letter that was sent four months later to an address on the re-named road was redirected by the Postal authorities to Moratuwa.

The letter went to Moratuwa and as there was no Bernard Soysa Mawatha there, it was returned to sender. In this case fortunately there was a return address; otherwise it is likely the letter would have ended in a bin somewhere.