Kariyapperuma brothers back to Temple Trees!

- Aug 22, 2015

Notorious deal makers of the previous Rajapaksa regime, Priyantha and Roshantha Kariyapperuma brothers participated in the celebration that took place at Temple Trees yesterday (21), reports say. They were taken there by Lake House chairman Kavan Ratnayake.

Mahinda Rajapaksa expelled both after it was revealed that they had secretly supported Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, while being with his regime during the 2010 presidential election. Later, Rajapaksas got Mervyn Silva’s goons to set fire to their ‘Siyatha’ media institution.

At the 2006 Sri Lanka Telecom and Maxis deal, the Kariyapperuma brothers obtained a 19 million dollar commission from the Malaysian company. However, Mahinda was angry with them as they had not given him his share. However, they were not banished then because Roshantha’s wife Sangeetha is a closest friend of the ex-president.

Their presence at Temple Trees after bidding time for five years, shows that they are preparing to get back to their commission game.