Hambantota mayor back to his usual self!

 

Monday, 19 May 2014 

Hambantota mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando, armed with a toy pistol and ran all the way from Hambantota beach where he had been playing, to welcome the UNP MPs touring Mattala, has once again shown his true self at a popular casino in Colombo.

He had placed chips for Rs. 500,000 on a bet, and a woman player at the same table had placed chips for Rs. 01 million. Angered by that, Eraj Fernando had exchanged words with her, and eventually pushed her aside. Another notorious character ‘Karaoke Wasantha’ who had been in his company, had begun beating the woman up.

The woman, who had been assaulted by Eraj Fernando and ‘Karaoke Wasantha’, is one Tharuka Wijesinghe, who is a gambling addict. She is a former close confidante of ‘Karaoke Wasantha,’ but fell out over a personal dispute.

After admitting herself to hospital, Tharuka had complained to police. To escape police, ‘Karaoke Wasantha’ fled the country and phoned a DIG in charge of Colombo and told him to give Rs. 05 million to the woman in order to settle the matter.

In a similar incident previously, Tharuka had received Rs. 05 million from Ever Green Shipping managing director Prashan Nanayakkara, and the sergeant and the constable, who had investigated the incident, each received Rs. 01 million. After obtaining the money, the woman complained to the IGP, and the two policemen were suspended. The case is still pending in court. The person who related this story to us said it is Tharuka’s habit to make trouble with wealthy men and cheat money out of them in this manner.

Anyhow, Hambantota mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando, who is having connections with the Rajapaksa family, has not even given a statement to police regarding the incident. ‘Karaoke Wasantha’ too, is having close links with the Rajapaksa family. Recently at Carlton House, he had gifted a valuable gem-encrusted necklace and a ring to the president, who had given both to the first lady, said sources at Carlton House.

German national killed, another critical after collision

A German national was killed while another was critically wounded after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a bus in Unawatuna, Galle this evening. 

A bus traveling from Colombo to Middeniya had collided with the motorcycle killing one of the German men on the spot. The other was rushed to the Karapitiya Hospital.