Chandrika’s loyalists intimidated

Sunday, 28 April 2013 

The President is once again suffering from a “Chandrika phobia” and is engaged in spreading false rumours about former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge where ever he goes. The President is engaged in a programme to inspect ministries and he had visited Minister Nimal Siripala’s Ministry on the 26th. The Ministry had spent an additional Rs. 7-8 million beautifying the ministry premises before the President’s visit.

When the President visits a ministry of a minister he believes to be in close touch with Chandrika, he makes it a point to be very friendly with him and shares jokes while putting his arm around the minister’s shoulder. The President who had visited such a minister had put his arm around the minister’s shoulder and said, “Did you know that I looked into Chandrika’s game plan. She is trying to be the common candidate. Ranil told me that he would never allow such a move. The people who follow her will be lost if they listen to Mangala’s misleading information.”

The President is now looking relaxed since the former President had left for London a few days back. However, the President had asked the Sri Lankan High Commission in London to keep a close watch to see if Chandrika’s visit to London was connected with the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting that was held on the 26th.

Phones Tapped 

By Indika Sri Aravinda-Sunday, April 28, 2013

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has purchased sophisticated equipment to tap mobile and land phones, NIB sources revealed.

Source told The Sunday Leader that the equipment was purchased last year and can be used to tap phones without obtaining the assistance of any telecommunication company.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) however said that such methods of phone tapping are illegal and can be challenged in Court.

BASL Secretary Sanjaya Gamage said that phone tapping infringes on the privacy of an individual and violates the Telecom Regulatory Act.

He said that if phones need to be tapped for security reasons, t