Sajith Premadasa back-stabs benefactor

 Saturday, 26 April 2014 

It is a well known secret in the political circles that UNP MP Sajith Premadasa receives Rs. 02 million every month from casino businessman Ravi Wijeratne for his political activities.

However, in the face of opposition to Ravi Wijeratne’s casino business by the Buddhist clergy, Sajith Premadasa had tried to portray his Sinhala Buddhist image by participating, with a poster in hand against Ravi Wijeratne and James Packer, in the UNP-organized protest on April 24. This is being discussed in the political circles as one of the best jokes.

Ravi Wijeratne, and his brother Lal Wijeratne, had run a bus service named ‘Gray Line’ during the period Ranasinghe Premadasa was the president with his patronage, and now in a show of gratitude, is giving a monthly sum to Sajith Premadasa for his political activities. In politics, Sajith Premadasa is considered a double-crosser. This particular incident confirms the truth of that.