Monday, 20 February 2012 
Our website published the story where Minister Wimal Weerawansa was hooted at the show. Although we immediately published the story of Weerawansa being hooted at the concert when a spectator at the venue gave us a telephone call at the time, we were unaware of the hooting incident concerning the First Lady.
However, the musical fans who had purchased tickets ranging between Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 25,000 had hooted for 20 minutes in protest as soon as the First Lady’s name was announced in the show. The First lady had attended the concert dressed in a Lungi and had been accompanied by son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his girl friend. The First Lady had been embarrassed by the hooting incident and the Presidential Security Division (PSD) officers had tried to prevent the cameras from focusing on the First Lady at the time.
People have started hooting at Minister Weerawansa afterwards.
Disturbed by the hooting incident, organizer of the show, Sudharma Neththikumara had asked the announcer to refrain from naming any politicians at the show.
It is learnt that although the First Lady and the President’s sons are usually greeted very highly when ever they attended any function, this time around, they had been isolated.
Popular actress, Sangeetha Weeraratne who supported Sudharma Neththikumara in organizing the show had congratulated her at the end of the show and ignored the First Lady. A special group of security personnel had arrived as soon as the concert ended and had taken away the First Lady, Yoshitha and his girl friend.
However, the musical fans who had purchased tickets ranging between Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 25,000 had hooted for 20 minutes in protest as soon as the First Lady’s name was announced in the show. The First lady had attended the concert dressed in a Lungi and had been accompanied by son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his girl friend. The First Lady had been embarrassed by the hooting incident and the Presidential Security Division (PSD) officers had tried to prevent the cameras from focusing on the First Lady at the time.
People have started hooting at Minister Weerawansa afterwards.
Disturbed by the hooting incident, organizer of the show, Sudharma Neththikumara had asked the announcer to refrain from naming any politicians at the show.
It is learnt that although the First Lady and the President’s sons are usually greeted very highly when ever they attended any function, this time around, they had been isolated.
Popular actress, Sangeetha Weeraratne who supported Sudharma Neththikumara in organizing the show had congratulated her at the end of the show and ignored the First Lady. A special group of security personnel had arrived as soon as the concert ended and had taken away the First Lady, Yoshitha and his girl friend.
