Namal Rajapaksa follows Gaddafi’s theory!

Friday, 23 January 2015
Information is coming to light as to how the former president’s eldest son Namal Rajapaksa has disbanded his company of beauties in the same manner Muammar Al Gaddafi had dispersed, towards the end of his 42 year dictatorship, the company of beauties and assigned them to various places.

One of them, Senani Samaranayake, has been released back to SriLankan Airlines, where she had been employed previously as an air hostess. On the orders of Namal, the airline has accepted her back, but had refused to employ Prasadi Samarakoon, who had taken few weeks’ leave to appear in a tele drama.

Also, the ex-president’s private protocol officer Lakmini Dissanayake has been sent to the external affairs ministry on an order by Namal. Officials of the ministry are worried that new minister Mangala Samaraweera does not care about this illegal appointment. Several days ago, Lakmini has phoned Namal and said, “I will never forget the favour you have done. Our new minister is very good. He minds his own business. Some try to undercut me. If something goes wrong, speak to the minister and settle it. As long as we remain here, we will do anything you want.”

National Executive Committee Must Declare Their Own Assets

By Kusal Perera -

Kusal Perara

Open Appeal To Compassionate Rulers

Presidential poll concluded over a fortnight ago, witnessed the opposition campaign especially in the South focusing heavily on corruption and fraud allegedly committed by the Rajapaksa regime. Media is now reporting on massive corruption that had gone extensively viral than even the opposition campaigners ever imagined. What would come of them will only be seen in time to come.

This new government under the presidency of Maithripala Sirisena most fervently promised the people of this country of a clean, corruption free, compassionate rule. Most concerned citizens now expect this government to deliver such clean and accountable rule. It is first the President, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet and State Ministers along with their Deputy Ministers who would have to bear total responsibility for a clean and accountable governance. Next is the National Executive Council that had virtually taken over policy making, though without constitutional validity.

I firmly believe the promise for clean and accountable governance can be best achieved by those responsible publicly declaring their and their family assets and liabilities. Therefore I call upon, the President, the PM and all ministers and deputy ministers in this government to declare their own and their family assets and liabilities under the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Act No. 01 of 1975 amended as Act no. 84 of 1988, before 04 February next, the day of Independence. I would also request them to have the declarations published in their official websites; President and PM in their official websites and all other ministers and deputy ministers in their relevant official ministry websites.

Also those individuals who sit in the National Executive Committee are called upon here to declare their own assets and liabilities and of their families, in the official website of HE the President.

I may not be wrong in believing no person who promised a clean and accountable, compassionate rule will ignore this call for open politics.

Sgd / Kusal Perera
Journalist / Sri Lankan Citizen