Secret meeting between ex-president & Lankadeepa owner!

 Jan 01, 2017

Ex-president, Kurunegala district MP Mahinda Rajapaksa and Wijaya Newspapers chairman Ranjith Wijayawardena had a secret meeting last Thursday (29), at the home of the latter.

The coordinator of this meeting was chief incumbent of Gangarama Vihara in Hunupitiya, Galaboda Gnanissara ‘Podi Hamuduruwo.’

 

Mahinda called on ‘Podi Hamuduruwo’ on that day at Gangaramaya and during their conversation, the Thera telephoned Wijayawardena on some matter. During the telephone chat, he told the Wijaya Newspapers chairman that the ex-president was with him.

 

Wijayawardena made use of the opportunity to wish Rajapaksa for the New Year, and was told that he wanted to meet him on an important matter. Since Wijayawardena lived near the temple, Rajapaksa told him that he could be there within a short time.

 

Wijeyawardena reluctantly agreed to meet the ex-president, and invited him to visit his home. Podu Hamuduruwo thanked him for giving an opportunity for Rajapaksa to meet him.

 

The ex-president went to Wijayawardena’s home and had a discussion with him on various matters, and said he would somehow return to power in 2017 and sought his Wijaya Newspapers’ maximum support in that regard.

 

The source that revealed the meeting to us said their discussion lasted more than two hours.