Sudharshanee talks of Jeyaraj’s killing

SATURDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2015

She was not satisfied with the mediation of the Rajapaksa regime regarding the murder of former Minister Jeyaraj Fernadopulle, who was the Treasurer of the SLFP and the Chief Whip of the government says Gampaha District Parliamentarian Sudharshanee Fernadopulle, widow of Mr. Fernandopulle.

She said this participating in an interview with a weekend newspaper.

Speaking further Ms. Fernandopulle said, “Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was the treasurer of the SLFP. When a senior minister of the government was murdered the mediation of the government regarding investigations was not sufficient. I expect justice for Minister Fernandopulle. I do not expect any mudslinging but a real investigation regarding the murder,” she had stated.

When Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected the President there was a controversy regarding the post of premiership but many in UPFA expected Mr. Fernandopulle to be appointed the Premier.  Meanwhile, at a start of a cross-country event held in a New Year celebration on 6th April, 2008 Minister Fernandopulle who was the starter of the race was killed in a bomb attack carried out with the start of the race.  Despite publishing that it was an act of the LTTE organization, there was a group that stated there was evidence to prove that the incident was a result of the power struggle that existed in the government.

After a short time of Minister Fernandopulle’s murder two members of Presidential Security Unit who had been deployed for Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s security and had been present at the scene of the murder of Minister Fernandopulle were killed in an accident. There was talk in the society then that the murder of Minister Fernandopulle and the killing of the two soldiers were  mysteriously linked to each other and the murder of the Minister was not an act of the LTTE.