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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, August 6, 2017
How My Father’s Driver Became A Billionaire Within 10 Years?
Case against Rohitha Abeygunawardena fixed for January 31
Lies Lies And More Lies; I Remember The Day My Father Punched You Mr. Ravi K !
May 24, 2017
Achini Ediriweera, daughter of Ediriweera Premaratne, Former Deputy
Minister of Buddha Sasana is writing to the Colombo Telegraph about the
way her father’s then driver Raththaral alias former Cabinet Minister
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana became a billionaire within 10 years.
She is telling that Rohitha Abeygunawardhana who came to her house in a
push bike and won her father’s heart was able to stack up billions
within 10 years.
Hope he was smart and made up papers like others do. But, this man I tell you, is a Disgrace, she said.
In her own words,
Being my driver isn’t the case, but the point is he fooled my father
into thinking he is a good person. My father, who didn’t bring his wife
or sons into politics, or give relatives any positions at his office or
ministry, due to his principles, gave this man the opportunity. He told
my father how much he loved to be in Politics, and how he admired my
father’s views. My father appointed HIM instead of my older brother or
mother! He made HIM the chairman of the Beruwala council! As the chief
organiser for Beruwala/ Kaluthara District, he gave HIM the ticket for
the next election at the provincial council, and my father told
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga who refused to give him a chance at
the parliamentary election, that “Here is my resignation letter, If you
don’t give this man the chance in my district!.” Sadly my father didn’t
see what Chandrika saw that moment! There are many who were present when
this happened, who can prove this! My father then gave him the seat of
Beruwala and said “it would be best if you took my seat, Beruwala, cause
I have set this up for you now and made you here, and I will move to
Agalawatte.”
This was done by my beloved father, because he believed you don’t need
to come from a rich background to be what you want! You don’t have to
inherit the right to become a politician, you need to have only the
“passion” and “hunger to serve the people” and he though a poor man
would know BEST ! Like my father did when he came in as a 13 year old.
Which minister today gets on a stage and say about his driver, “This is
my son in politics” “I see you making your sons and wives a political
career, but, This here is my son! Vote for him! I appoint him for you,
my Beruwala people!”
His success was not something my father would ever be jealous of because
that is what my father gave him, without giving even his own older son
or his wife, like many others did! My oldest brother’s dear friend was
already in the parliament back then, and today he is the secretary to
the SLFP, whilst my father chose to stand by his principles.
Prathipaththi, and trust that this Raththaran would never steal from the
nation!
Today his entire generation is in politics, and made billions for his family, and disgraced my father.
We don’t need politics to survive because we got a life beyond that. We
are disgusted that he does everything that my father never dreamt he
would do when handing him this life! Something no one today would do.
I will NEVER support this rouge or any rouge who steal from the innocent people of this country!
Falil Hajiar uncle (from Beruwala) he was your worker first, and you
gave him to my dad because he said that he admired my dad, so he can be
my dad’s driver. Then when my dad made these moves and got fooled by his
talk, you warned my father, who thought naturally anyone would be
jealous. I thank you for that, Today.
Former Cabinet Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardhana is currently under
investigation on several counts of fraud by the Bribery commission.