Friday, January 6, 2012

Hands off Mervyn – President tells Gota


President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa not to take any action that would hinder Minister Mervyn Silva’s political path and not to encourage any such action as well. The Preisdent has also asked the Defence Secretary to take stern legal action against the persons involved in extorting monies using the minister’s name.
The President has issued this directive to the Defence Secretary after the minister had explained that his work is being hampered by the actions of certain security officers.

Minister Mervyn Silva has claimed that he would act against the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and councilors who have pasted posters against him in the Kelaniya area. The minister has met the President.

The minister has said the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha members have been instigated to act against him by a politician from the Gampaha District.

The President had looked at a security report and informed that there were many allegations against the local government members in Kelaniya and that they were involved in drug peddling and extortion.

The President has also revealed that the intelligence units have gathered information that the Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Prasanna Ranaweera who lived a hut when her entered politics has now built a house like a palace using the monies earned through irregular means.

The President has further noted that the chairman has filled marsh lands adjoining his property and has commenced a business of manufacturing brick and has also illegally acquired lands belonging to the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha.

According to the President has earned millions of rupees as bribes for approving plans in the Kelaniya area.

Another revelation made by the President was that councilor of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha Nishantha Duminda Perera alias Chamila was a well known drug dealer in the area. He was also engaged in extorting monies from street vendors in Pettah.

Another councilor Hasitha Madawala was also engaged in many notorious activities and the intelligence units have found him to be involved in the drug business as well.

The President has also noted that another councilor K.M. Lanka Vijitha who is closely affiliated to Mervyn Silva was involved in sending young girls to overseas countries in an illegal manner after sexually abusing them.

Mervyn Silva had not rejected any of the issues raised by the President about the councilors through intelligence reports.