Yoshitha obtained commissions from his father too! 

Apr 10, 2016

It has been revealed that Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who had been in charge of printing activities of the election campaign of Mahinda Rajapaksa at the last presidential election, had obtained a 15 per cent cut from every printing activity. The revelation came at a meeting last week attended by officials of the election commission, police and other government institutions.

After sidelining Basil Rajapaksa, who had initially been in charge of Mahinda’s election campaign, Namal and Yoshitha took the entire campaign into their own hands. Surprising the other participants at the meeting, police officials revealed how Namal and Yoshitha swindled money by intimidating Gamini Senarath, Mahinda’s chief of staff who had been in charge of the financial part of the campaign.

 

Namal and Yoshitha would call Gamini early in the morning and exert pressure on him, saying “Rs. 50 million is needed before 3pm today. Rs. 100 million is needed before 12 tomorrow.” Unable to take it any more, Gamini once told them, “Now, I will have to print money.” Yoshitha threatened him and said, “Then, tell your boss that we will stop his campaign after 6pm today.” 

 

Due to intimidation by Namal and Yoshitha, Gamini had to beg Dhammika Perera, Sumal Perera, Nimal Perera, Ravi Wijeratne and other businessmen for money. In the end, they stopped answering telephone calls by Gamini.

 

Informed sources say Namal and Yoshitha had behaved thus, as they were certain of defeat. Last year, we revealed how Rs. 150 million of the money thus amassed by the duo had been given at Temple Trees at dawn on January 09 to Rajapaksa family friend, Muslim businessman Mushtaq alias ‘Dubai Bhai’, who had supplied Biriyani to Temple Trees. Despite his many attempts, Yoshitha has so far been unable to get that Rs. 150 million back.