One culprit reviled

Sunday, 01 December 2013 

This is a shocking tale of one minister's (Mahindananda Aluthgamage) alleged corrupt activities that has been exposed. He had only been the Deputy Minister of Power and Energy.

He is said to have personally profited to the tune of approx. 50% of US $23.5 million out of the Coal Burning Power Plant at Norochcholai which he has invested in real estate in key locations in Colombo, Kandy, etc. The initial contract entered into during the time of President Chandrika B is said to have been US $300.0 million, which later bounced to US $455.0 million but leaped further to a figure of US $891.0 million, impowerishing the future generations with inflated borrowed financing. If the information given by the sender of the e-mail and also carried in a Sinhala newsprint article written by one Praveena Mudalige is an accurate report, it is a shocking story of corruption engaged by those entrusted with the welfare of the nation. According to the news report the total amount of foreign debt amounts to a sum of Rs.300,000.00 owed by every single individual in Sri Lanka which adds up to over Rupees One Million per household. Any upward movement of interest rates will further adversely affect the country which is heavily indebted. I believe this Mahindananda was also one time Minister of Sports whose name was associated with some corrupt deals affecting the Sri Lanka Cricket Association. The news report goes on to state that the Minister was a Sales Representative of 'The Finance Company' in 1987, and his wife worked for the Singer Company on a salary

of Rs.250.00 monthly before entering the lucrative field of politics where they dip into the public purse and impoverish the nation.

The Norrochcholai Power Plant has been implemented without an Environmental Impact Study according to environmental activists in Sri Lanka who have warned that the toxic sulphur emissions could come down as Acid Rain in the NCP with the SW Monsoon winds blowing the toxic vapours inland, which region is already faced with a Chronic Kidney Disease problem. Furthermore, acid rain could cause untold damage to our priceless heritage of ancient monuments in the Cultural Triangle. Even the proposed Coal fired Power Plant planned for Sampur on the east coast with Indian involvement too is proceeding without an Environmental Impact Study, which again will generate Acid Rain which will come down in the NCP due to NE Monsoon winds carrying the toxic emissions inland.

I hope the Bribery Commissioner who is said to be in possession of a report carrying the alleged corrupt profiteering by the Minister concerned would act speedily and firmly and bring other such corrupt politicians and officials to book without delay, and thereby justify the costs borne by the nation to maintain his office.

I am copying this to some of the high officials in Sri Lanka for their attention as well. MG

One culprit reviled.
Divorce case was filed by Asha Wijayanthi Perera the wife of Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, reviled off a lot of information on bribes and commissions taken by him during the time he was the Deputy Minister of Power & Energy. Details of his bank accounts and wealth is exposed in the petition to the Court. Later it was sent to the Bribery commission by the very bosses of Mahindananda to entrap him like Mervin Silva & Wimal Weerawansa to use his fowl mouth to castigate the senior SLFP’s who are now gathering around Chandrika Bandaranayake. After former wife Asha migrated to USA, Mahindananda continued to miss behave with Upeksha Swarnamali…. alias “Pabha”. It was a trap laid by Sajin Vas Gunawardena on the instructions of Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Then Mahindanada, tried to marry the daughter of DM Jayarathne, PM, who was recently divorced from Dep Min Duminda Dissanayake.
When President Found, Mahindananda supported Anuradha Jayarathne‘s candidate Nimalsiri for the post of Chairman of the Central provincial council, Bribery Charges were leveled against Mahindananda, based on above petition.

Ironically it was reviled, by Lalkantha of JVP, that Mahindananda & Eshan De Silva, both together siphoned off 23.5Mil$ from Norochcholai Coal plant. However, the real deal is put under the carpet. The actual deal was over $ 400Million. It was shared by mahinda Rajapaksa & his clan of thieves.

In 2005, August 30th then President Chandrika B’ signed the agreement to put up 300MW Coal plant @ a cost of US$300Mil. Immediately after signing this, 1.5Mill US$ was given to Upali Rajapakse the project promoter then as a token of appreciation, Later Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected as the President & MMC Ferdinando signed another agreement inflating the cost of Norochcholai plant to US$455Mil. Later another agreement was signed for US$891Mill. Every engineer in The CEB knows that the real cost of the plant & the Transmission line and the jetty (Total Project) is equal to 900Mill$ (Standard cost for Coal plant @ that time was 0.6-1.1US$ for a MW). Rajapaksa is hitting hard to CJ, Shirani Bandaranayake on many Bogus allegations and the men like Mahindananda for accepting fraction of bribes and commissions from the real payoffs.

Now it is pertinent to find out the day the real crooks like Mahinda Rajapaksa and his clan of thieves be investigated by the Honorable Bribery Commissioner.

Friends, these are the foxes covered themselves with Lion hide.