President to visit Krishantha in bid to save Herman!

 Thursday, 10 October 2013 

As part of attempts to save Malinga Herman Gunaratne, now nicknamed ‘Matara Cowboy’ by UNP activists there, the president is to visit UNP councilor Krishantha Pushpakumara alias Rattaran today, who has been shot and injured by Herman.

The president last morning (9) telephoned Mr. Pushpakumara, the caretaker of a Devale, presently warded at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle and told him, “Kapu Mahattaya, you must be very upset. Herman had not done it on purpose.”

However, Mr. Pushpakumara had replied that he well knew who Herman is, adding that his son Maithree Gunaratne had campaigned along with him. Then, the president has said that they should talk it over when he visits him. When the UNP councilor said, “I will be discharged from hospital tomorrow,” the president has ended their conversation by saying, “Madam will visit you today. When I get a free time I will come at least to your home.”

UNP activists of the southern province wonder as to why the president has become compassionate towards the party councilor all of a sudden, but it is not surprising, as the president and his family members frequently visit the Devale owned by Mr. Pushpakumara to obtain blessings.

However, UNP activists suspect the president is visiting the UNP councilor, although he did not visit former chief minister of north central province Berty Premalal Dissanayake at his deathbed, in order to tell him to give a statement to the police that he did not see who had shot at him. They believe the president will get Malinga Herman Gunaratne, who can shoot better than his youngest brother, absolved from attempted murder and appoint him to a top position in the defence ministry.