Anura exposes names
Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake made potentially tangible revelations in Parliament yesterday regarding the controversial Avant Garde case, in the course of which he mentioned the names of several powerful ministers in the government.
Dissanayake mentioned the names of President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister Thilak Marapana, and Minister Vajira Abeywardena together with the name of Thiru Nadesan and the President’s Secretary.
Dissanayake said, Maithripala Sirisena subsequent to being sworn in as President on 9 January met the owner of Avant Garde Nissanka Senadhipathi on the 10, and it was Vajira Abeywardena, who is a minister today, who arranged the meeting. He challenged Vajira Abeywardena to get up from his seat and say that it was not he, who made the introduction.
While Dissanayake made this comment, Minister Abeywardena who was seated in a second row seat made no comment and remained silent.
Dissanayake referred to Minister Mangala Samarawera’s ‘Black Book’ that was published during the Presidential Election campaign and said, the first name mentioned in that book was that of the present Secretary to the President and requested that the book be tabled in Parliament.
Dissanayake reminded Parliament of a statement Sajin de Vass Gunawardena made as a witness of the government, and asked the government to reveal the case in which Sajin will be a witness for the government. He added that a deal was made while Sajin was in prison, adding that he was provided with MSD security when he was released. Dissanayake asked why such protection was given to Sajin and from whom he needed to be protected.
He said the minister in charge of the Police is here. Dissanayake told Minister Thilak Marapana to give his portfolio to a child.
Dissanayake also said, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who spoke of political partners and deal makers, went to Temple Trees on the morning after the Presidential Election with Thiru Nadesan who was a deal maker himself.
(Source: Ceylon Today – By Daya Perera & J.T. De Silva)
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the politics in the country stinks so bad that its stench is worse than the corpses of the entire human race put in one place as this stench would fade away but the stench of the politics in this country will be everlasting and keeps getting worse whenever a new set of officials enter parliment pledging promising and swearing that they are better then the ones before them, but in reality they are even more worse than the ones who had left. May Almighty God bless this country for the sake of the poor man who has to go through so much hardship just to keep the family alive and feed the stench makers in parliment
It does not give any clues as to whether this matter will be swept under the carpet
The impeachment of Sirisena is guaranteed ……imagine who his successor to be regardless of the consequences the parliament ought to set up a commission to investigate into this affair for we expect the veracity of Anura Dissanayakes claim.
Further what is Sirisena’s motive to campaign in the local government elections. My speculation is that he is not really concerned about the well being of the SLFP but he wants to convince would be investors that there is political stability!
Where was Anura Kumara Dissanayake entire period the police investigation continued on this matter before the report went to the Attorny Genaral? Why did not he provided his evidence and helped with the investigation? Did he not know there was an investigation into Avant Grade?