Close watch on Wimal and Champika

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

The President, who is highly suspicious of senior SLFP members, has asked the State Intelligence Service (SIS) to keep a close watch on JHU’s Champika Ranawaka and NFF’s Wimal Weerawansa, a senior government minister said.

The minister said the President was displeased with the decision of the JHU and NFF to oppose the government’s expropriation legislation that was presented following Cabinet approval. The President has said that Wimal and Champika had violated the collective responsibility of the Cabinet to stand by its decisions.

The intelligence units have informed the President that a large amount of monies have been involved in the expropriation legislation and that the owner of Bogala Graphite, Sydney Jayasinghe had deposited Rs. 300 million in an Australian bank account belonging to a senior JHU member.

The President has also asked the intelligence unit to keep a close watch on the secret discussions being held by JHU’s Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thero and Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe in temples around the country.

The intelligence unit has also informed the President that Wimal Weerawansa’s website Lankacnews published articles critical of the government.