Thiru admits Mervyn’s complaint at bribery commission!

 Wednesday, 25 February 2015 

Wealthy businessman Thiru Nadesan has admitted before the bribery commission that the complaint lodged against him by former public relations minister Mervyn Silva to be correct, reports say.

Mervyn’s complaint alleged Thiru had constructed a multi-storey building on a plot of land extending to several acres in the heart of Gampaha town, rented it to former economic development minister Basil Rajapaksa, had influenced tenders of the ministry and swindled public money in cohort with various racketeers from India and other countries.

The commission summoned Thiru recently to investigate the complaint. There, he had brought the deeds and other documents to prove his ownership of the land in question. In addition, there were the approved building plans, non-acquisition certificates, street certificates, tax payment slips etc. He said he had given the building free of charge to Basil.

When asked as to why he had given it free, Thiru had no answer to give. He failed to negate the conclusion that he had done so in order to get Basil agree to his nefarious deeds, and was unable to give an acceptable reply to the commission. Therefore, he has indirectly admitted the allegation by Mervyn that he had constructed the building and given it free to Basil in order to influence tenders of his ministry. Accordingly, there is the possibility of the bribery commission getting the attorney general to serve Thiru with indictment, reports add.