Kumarasiri Hettige assaulted by Devinuwara Basnayake Nilame!

Jan 08, 2016

The Basnayake Nilame of Devinuwara Devale Dilshan Wickremasinghe assaulted and injured Kumarasiri Hettige, coordinating secretary for parliamentary affairs of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, last night (07). The assault took place at the Pelawatte, Battaramulla home of Wickremasinghe.

Last night, Wickremesinghe gave a ‘vodka party’ at his home, also attended by former Uva province chief minister and ex-Basnayake Nilame of Kataragama Devale Shashindra Rajapaksa, Port Authority former chairman Priyath Bandu Wickrema and Hambantota former mayor Eraj Ravindra Fernando (toy pistol mayor).

After having several drinks, Hettige became talkative and said, “Our boss was deceived by Maithri thrice. That cannot be allowed to happen again. We must form the new party somehow.” Responding, the host said, “Aney, Kumarasiri. It was fellows like you who ruined Mahinda boss. As long as he remained in power, he was given dead ropes, and now do not try to be a hero. Mahinda boss is suffering for your follies.” That exchange of words worsened into fisticuffs.

Wickremasinghe’s attack left Hettige injured in his face. Eraj took him to the nearby Hemas Hospital at Thalawathugoda. Examining him, doctors recommended that he be warded. But, Hettige got frightened that the incident would be leaked to the media and left after getting his wound dressed.

Eraj Fernado also took him home, and the funniest thing of this all is that it was none other than the ex-mayor who had egged on Wickremasinghe to assault Hettige by winking at him.