Sri Lanka Governmet paid Rs. 1.22 Billion to 43 MPs as compensation for Aragalaya damages

The Sri Lankan government disclosed today (February 6) that 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) received compensation for damage to their homes during the Aragalaya period in 2022.

Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, revealed this in Parliament, explaining that a total of 122 million rupees was provided for properties that were set on fire.

The list of MPs and their respective compensation amounts is as follows:

1. Kapila Nuwan Athukorala – Rs. 504,000
2. Wimalaweera Dissanayake – Rs. 550,000
3. Geetha Kumarasinghe – Rs. 972, 000
4. Janaka Tissakutiarachchi – Rs. 1,143,000
5. Gunapala Rathnasekara – Rs. 1,412,780
6. Premnath C. Dolawaththa – Rs. 2,300,000
7. Priyankara Jayarathna Rs. 2,348,000
8. Sampath Athukorala – Rs. 2,540,610
9. Jayantha Ketagoda – Rs. 2,814,800
10. Wimal Weerawansa – Rs. 2,954,000
11. Prof. Channa Jayasumana – Rs. 3,334,000
12. Akila Ellawala – Rs. 3,554,250
13. Chamal Rajapaksa – Rs. 6,539,374
14. Chandima Weerakkody – Rs. 6,948,800
15. Ashoka Priyantha – Rs. 7,295,000
16. Samanpriya Herath – Rs. 10,520,000
17. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Rs. 10,550,000
18. Rohitha Abeygunawardena – Rs. 11,640,000
19. Dr. Seetha Arambepola – Rs. 13,780,000
20. Sahan Pradeep – Rs. 17,130,000
21. Shehan Semasinghe – Rs. 18,510,000
22. Indika Anuruddha – Rs. 19,550,000
23. Milan Jayathilaka – Rs. 22,300,000
24. Dr. Ramesh Pathirana – Rs. 28,100,000
25. Duminda Dissanayake – Rs. 28,800,000
26. Kanaka Herath – Rs. 29,200,000
27. D. B. Herath – Rs. 32,100,000
28. Prasanna Ranaweera – Rs. 32,700,000
29. W.D. Weerasinghe – Rs. 37,200,000
30. Shantha Bandara – Rs. 39,100,000
31. S.M. Chandrasena – Rs. 43,800,000
32. Sanath Nishantha – Rs. 42,700,000
33. Siripala Gamlath – Rs. 50,900,000
34. Arundika Fernando – Rs. 55,200,000
35. Sumith Udukumbura – Rs. 55,900,000
36. Prasanna Ranathunga – Rs. 56,100,000
37. Kokila Gunawardhana – Rs. 58,700,000
38. Mohan P.De Silva – Rs. 60,100,000
39. Nimal Lanza – Rs. 69,200,000
40. Ali Sabri Raheem – Rs. 70,900,000
41. Gamini Lokuge – Rs. 74, 900,000
42. Johnston Fernando – Rs. 93,400,000
43. Keheliya Rambukwella – Rs. 95,900,000

In his statement, Dr. Jayatissa noted that some regional and district secretaries had been pressured to overstate the damage amounts. He also clarified that the maximum compensation for total damage from a disaster is Rs. 2.5 million.

In total, the MPs received Rs. 1.22 billion as compensation for the properties destroyed by arson during the Aragalaya protests.