Saturday, 03 December 2011 
Arrangements have been made to give a 2,000 acre land in Trincomalee to one of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s nephews, Dilshan Wickremasinghe for free, a senior official from the Economic Development Ministry said.
Dilshan Wickremasinghe is a son of the First Lady’s brothers Nishantha Wickremasinghe (head of SriLankan Airlines).
The land is to be given for a special project undertaken by Sri Lanka Gateway Industries Pvt Limited.
The First Lady has also intervened to provide a jetty in the Trincomalee harbor and a warehouse to the company in addition to the land.
The project is to be carried out by Mitchell Group Holdings and Salwa Corporation – Australia.
The local agent for the project is Asset Holdings. The managing director of the company is Dilshan Wickremasinghe.
