President rebukes Mahinda Amaraweera at cabinet meeting

 Saturday, 26 July 2014 

At the cabinet meeting last Wednesday, the president has interrupted minister Mahinda Amaraweera and threatened him, reports say. The minister has said that there are problems in the country in the purchasing of the paddy produce and that the government should pay attention to it. Losing his temper, the president said, “Should you talk about it here. I know you are speaking for the newspapers. Do not try to be a cardboard hero here to gain marks from newspapers. If there is a problem, talk to me without making a voice.”

After the meeting, several ministers have gathered and spoken in a dejected tone about the insult their colleague had to face when trying to speak about the country’s real problems. One of them said, “Now, the cabinet is there not to talk about the country’s problems, but to sing hosannas of the royal family.”

The Rajapaksa family’s hatred towards minister Amaraweera is due to the result of a research conducted by a university about politics in Hambantota. According to the findngs of the research, the most popular politician in the district is Mahinda Amaraweera, not Namal Rajapaksa, and the most popular regional politician is D.V. Upul. That research has indicated that the popularity of the Rajapaksa family members and those who are close to them has declined. Many have begun talking about the wickedness of the ruling family who have fallen to the depth of envying and hating popular leaders of their own party.

Shashindra Rajapaksa's action illegal - Supreme Court

 Saturday, 26 July 2014 

The Supreme Court has ordered Basnayake Nilame of Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devale Shashindra Rajapaksa to allow P.R. Adikaram to function as a Kapuwa of the Devale.

The Basnayake Nilame had exercised his powers and prevented the petitioner from functioning as a Kapuwa although he is entitled to do so traditionally.

Both the high court and the Supreme Court heard the case and determined it was illegal not to allow the petitioner to function as a Kapuwa.

However, disruptions to him continued by way of filing various other cases, lankatruth reports.

The previous ruling on 04 April 2014 ordered that the functions of the petitioner as a Kapuwa be not disrupted.

As the disruptions continued, he has again gone to court.