Usually in eastern traditions the word ego is a translation of the Sanskrit word Ahamkara*, which refers solely to the (false) belief in doership and not the personality or decision-making apparatus in the mind.
It is the belief in doership that goes with enlightenment or self-realisation, not the personality or decision-making apparatus.
Hence it is perfectly right to say the ego is no longer present in one who has realised.
(*Aham = I, kara = do)
Tom Das 
The Do-er isn’t there before enlightenment either. It just likes to think it is, even though there is no real evidence for “it” existing or doing anything at all. I Am- There is no “me.” 🙂
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If I understood well 🙂 Tom mentioned the ”belief in doership” not that a doer was really there, but he spoke about the BELIEF in it.
And a belief was certainly there . 🙂
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Yes, I agree with both your points. Thanks Vedrana for pointing out the teachings here ❤
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