President reprimands Basil

Tuesday, 04 December 2012

The President has recently reprimanded Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the architect of the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, sources from temple Trees said.

The reason for the President to lose his temper was the difficulty faced by him and the government locally and internationally due to the impeachment proceedings against the Chief Justice that was pushed by Basil.

The President had blamed Basil for the current situation and had said he would be held responsible if there was a disaster within the government.

Soon after hearing the news of Basil’s attempt to bring an impeachment motion against the Chief Justice, the First Lady had told the President not to fall for such antics. The President had laughed it off considering it to be part of a long-standing clash between the First Lady and Basil.

The First Lady had later informed son Namal Rajapaksa, “your father will learn an unforgettable lesson from uncle Basil.” She had then asked Namal not to sign the impeachment motion.

The young MP had taken his mother’s advise and had refrained from placing his signature on the impeachment motion. Namal is currently speaking highly of his mother’s intelligence with his professional colleagues. He had said that it was much better use of his time to focus on his law firm, NR Associates, rather than angering other lawyers.