Rajapakse Regime's Track Record in Corruption and Terrorism
The Government of President Mahinda Rajapakse has been assailed on many fronts for its abysmal track record in corruption and nepotism. Opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is focusing a great deal on this extremely vulnerable side of the Rajapakse regime.
On the other hand Government propagandists have mocked Sarath Fonseka's extravagant populist promises like the instant salary increase of 10,000 rupees etc and queried from where the money is going to be raised for implementing such promises
The campaigners for Fonseka have in turn presented a list of alleged acts of corruption by the Rajapakse regime and countered govt arguments by saying the necessary funds for projects benefitting people can be obtained by merely cutting down on the corruption and extracting back money from those corrupt persons
We reproduce here a list of alleged acts of corruption presented by the campaigners for Sarath Fonseka. If the Mahinda Rajapakse campaigners send us a response we would post that also:
1. Hedging Deal – Petroleum Chairman – Asantha De Mel – Exam passed ‐ None– Cricketer‐ Shiranthi’s relation – losses to Sri Lanka Rs. 230 Billion ( Rs. 230,000 Million) Chairman lost his job by virtue of a supreme Court order. The S.C. order to sell petrol at Rs.100 not complied yet (current price of a Petrol liter is Rs 130/‐)
2. Loss on National Carrier Air Lanka for 2007‐2008Rs. 10,000 Million (10 Billion) – Chairman Nishantha Wicremasinghe (Shiranthi Rajapaksha’s Brother) – Exam Passed GCE O/L
3. Loss on Mihin Air for 2007‐2008 Rs. 4,000 Million (4 Billion) – Chief Executive Mahinda’s Sajin Vas Gunawardena – Exam passed GCE O/L
4. New 2008 Budget allocation for Mihin Air Rs. 1,000 Million (1 Billion)
5. Air port project Weerawila cancelled. Initial cost on feasibility study Rs 500 Million
6. Mig Deal – through "King’s cousin" Udayanga Weeratunga (Exam passed – GCE O/L Sri Lankan Ambassador – Russia ‐ purchase of 4 Mig fighters which were not air worthy from Belimissa holdings at a price Rs. 400 Million more than the last published price.
7. All defense purchases through Lanka Logistics ‐ Chief Executive Officer Jayantha Wicremasinghe – Exam passed GCE O/L– Mahinda’s Sister Gandhini’s Brother in Law the owner of ‘Akuressa Palace’ (also Chairman Bank of Ceylon Gamini Wicremasinghe’s Brother.)
8. VAT Scam – Loss to the Country Rs. 35,000 Million. (Rs. 35 Billion) Inland Revenue Department – Minister of Finance – Mahinda Rajapaksha
9 Hanbantota Man made Safari Park to be created at a cost of Rs. 16,000 Million (1.6 Billion) This makes no sense as the Natural Safari Park is next door in Yala.
10. Kerawalapitiya power plant cost US $ 400 Million. Actual cost US $ 200 Million. Planned for 300 Mega Watts built for 200 mega watts.
11. Kerawalapitiya power plant. (Additional Losses) Cost per day to CEB Rs 70 million. Per year Rs 25, 550 Million (25.5 Billion) Initial agreed purchasing price per unit Rs 18. Current purchasing price Rs 40/‐ Loss to the CEB from a unit Rs 22/‐
12. Uma Oya Project.‐ projected value US$ 265 Million enhanced value US $ 545 Million. Increase of US$ 280 Million. Rs. 28 Billion ( Rs. 28,000 Million). Two reservoirs that are built have an extent of only 50 acres. Victoria project has an extent of 7,500 acres. Minister–Chamal Rajapaksha – President’s brother
13. Cabinet of Ministers have approved purchase of 35 Gantry Cranes at a price US $ 600,000 higher than the last purchase price. This purchase has not been effected yet. (Minister in Charge; Chamal Rajapaksa‐ President’s brother)
14. Contract signed with Dilhan Wicremasinghe Shiranthi’s brother’s son (Chairman Air Lanka) to supply branded computers to all divisional Secretariats at a cost of US $ 16 Million (price per computer Rs. 150,000/=). He supplied all unbranded computers which are available at unity plaza at Rs. 50,000/=. Amount robbed Rs. 1,200 Million
ROBBED AND WASTED AMOUNT
SUMMARY
Hedging deal
Robbed and wasted amount Rs. 230,000 M 230 B
Air Lanka
Wasted and robbed amount Rs. 10,000 M 10 B
Mihin Air
Wasted and robbed amount Rs. 5,000 M 5 B
Mig Deal
Robbed amount Rs 4,00M 0.4 B
Weerawila Air Port
Wasted amount Rs 500M 0.5 B
VAT Scam
Robbed amount Rs. 35,000 M 35 B
Safari Park
Wasted amount Rs. 16,000 M 16 B
Kerawalapitiya
Robbed amount Rs. 23,000 M 23 B
Uma Oya project
Robbed amount Rs. 28,000 M 28 B
Computers for divisional
Robbed amount Rs. 1,200 M 1.2 B
Purchase of Gantry
Cranes total amount robbed Rs. 24,150 M 24 B
Fly over contracts
Total amount robbed Rs. 3,500 M 3.5 B
Kerawalapitiya (Additional Losses)
Robbed amount Rs 25,550M 25.5B
Road Development in
North amount robbed Rs. 28,000 M 28 B
Rs. 430,300 M 430.3 B
19 Comments
At least 50% is true,MunTamai Lokuma horu,WE Need a Change ,Change
This figures are not enough...put some more...even you put more than Sri Lankan GDP, it is ok... because you guys want to create a bad image about President. We know this. Thats why you do not go to court. If you can not put more figures, ask from Mangala Samaraweera. He will give nice figures...put some thing like one trillion USD.. what is this... you do not know your job? ha
Add to this the the contract signed for espansion of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Refinery by an estimated Rupees 80 billion and the annual losses by not implementing the project of Rupees 20 billion per annum.
The savings by eliminating the above could easily surpass funds required to give low income earners a living wage.
All items in your list and the above are verifiable.
LW
every one in sri lanka all know how to talk and say things there are no actionmmost ppl are dum stand up as a man and talk face to face be a sri lankan mahinda u are gooooooooone you are such a DOG for our country
Unfortunately, the rural voter has absolutely no way of relating to such frauds. Imagining someone cheating or wasting such a large sum is beyond their reach. The opposition has failed in their primary task of educating the rural masses regarding these issues.
Phew, it's phenomenal if true. Not only the Rajapaksa familiy but the Rajapaksa clan can, for the next 10 generations, live comfortable high society lives without any work or service. One cannot understand why any person in this world requires such a large volume of money? What does it give? Peace? Security? Happiness? Simply what?
if these allegations are false president and his alleys can file a case against those who level chages against them.
Do your guys have any documentary proofs on these allegations?Our political system is always prone to corruption,,,18 years of UNP Regime and Chandrika's regime were most corrupted in our contemporary political history,the simple mechanism is the history is repeating,
It has been revealed that expenses of President Mahinda Rajapakse’s election campaign would exceed Rs.10,000 million. It is also revealed that Rs.3250 million would be spent by ‘Tharunyata Hetak’ organization of Mahinda Rajapakse’s son Namal Rajapakse for TV advertisements. At present 15,000 to 50,000 cutouts of all sizes have been put up throughout the island. It has been revealed that 75,000 more cutouts and 5 million posters would come up in the near future.
It is revealed that sponsorship worth Rupees billions have been obtained from Port Authority, Petroleum Corporation, Lotteries Board, State Engineering Corporation, Maganeguma and other corporations for the propaganda exercise of the President. Ministries have separately spent billions for food and travelling for thousands of ‘invitees’ entertained at official residences of the President in Colombo, Kandy and Anuradhapura.
Millions more have been spent for fuel; allowances of crews of vehicles including CTB buses that are deployed for President’s election campaign say these sources.
There is open challenge from the govt sources to the
the opposition to prove it in court that Rajapaksha
family has robbed the country.Robbery of public funds
doesn't have to be necessarily proved in a court to be
true.Trusted opposition party members of parliament and
professionals are good enough to shout in the open with
facts and figures that the country is being systamatically robbed and the situation will be disastrous if allowed to continue.This is not one man
street corner robbery, so that look into the criminals
list,take a few to the police and...you guess the rest
This is,historic robbery, blindfolding the public with
the slogan of pseudo patriotism.The charges made by
opposition of nepotism,is beyond any argument.What's
the ultimate motive behind this?The president has abused his power by allowing nepotism to reign.If he has brought these people into this state machinery to save money,then it's up to him to prove that the country has benefitted from them.As for corruption, just take an opinion poll on crossovers with the offer of cabinet ministry.Nothing to do with corruption? Utter contempt of democracy and real mockery of
democracy.Such an arrogance.You can not expect every single aspect of life to be covered on a constitutitution, a good leader will not abuse the
missing link.Coming to power to teach a lesson to the opposition is not democracy and will not serve any purpose other than selfinterest.
Anonymous seems to know a lot about SF, surely must be an ex army or a serving officer. It is one long list of litany, but in the wrong forum. He do have some grouse to settle with SF. I think he should take all his allegations to the spin doctors of the Govt. who can really make use of them.
I think this guy had been badly mauled by SF for some offence committed in the army cos some of the allegations brought can be only from an insider and this is the only way he can take revenge. Hope it is not Maj. Gen. PP. Go ahead ananoymous, send us more of the same.
Anonymous,
It will be poetic justice if this cad is brought to power and then he gets rid of, in his own beastly style, those who kept him, promoted him, used him while they were enjoying all the spoils. It is clear the people have two awful options to chose from.
ISS
These are all true and these information before being gathered was circulating individually a few months ago.Some one has made it collectively.This is curse and nobody should do these kind of waste.Can anyone imagine these kind of things will happen if MR has his own company.Never.This is simple placing wrong people without a proper back ground , experience to the importation places.MR said a week ago that he appointed one or two wrong people and that was meant to be for SF.Now look at this Crookes their grandchildren even will be cursed for this.What this stupid MR has to say about this nepotism.Whose money is this and who is responsible???????????///
The second thing is for the idiot who writes about SF's wrong doing from the childhood.I have spent enough time in a foreign Army and I have seen these officers who are real men and they love women just like any other good man.Thats his personel life and nothing to do with it.Whoebver who wrote it must be a disgruntled person under SF's.
These billions of wasted monies are all preplanned robbery by Rajapaksa brothers. Mahin Air is a typical example how these bastered robbed the country. Sajin Vas is still with Mahinda. If it is a private airline, he would have long gone. This proves he robbed the airline for Mahinda brothers.
Hi,
My heart broke when I read this information.If this is true and can be proven,this is the greatest crime any one could do to this Country and the vanurable citizens of Sri Lanka.How can these people do this , when poor families doesn't know when there next meal is going to come from.Little children are starving , because parents have not got the money buy milk.These people got families too, I wonder any one of them have experienced hunger? Please think of our poor mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.
Lalith.
We need a definite change. The situation is come what may. A country cannot be run increasing prices of essentials and getting loans from international agencies for development work to win elections, so that the corrupted can make more and more! Do the public know that the Central Bank has opened its doors for people to open and maintain accounts abroad? What does this mean? Is it an avenue for robbed money to be channelled abroad? Mr SW seems to be talking about corruption hiding way away in France selling cheapbeds. Does he know that this the worst regime we have had, of course, he would since he is with a view that in the past it has happened, why blame the present - who cares about the general public they are the dumb fools!Could anyone truly tell the public as to how many LTTErs were killed in the final onslaught within the 100 mtr area? How many are at large - escaped a few weeks before the onslaught? Why continue to have security for our prime minister, ministers, deputy ministers and all other goons if the the terrorists were annihiliated! Why spend billions on this? Cost of vehicles, fuel, manpower, phew .............!!
What about money came in on account of Tsunami ?????
One day Rajapkse will meet his fate like Ceausescu did on the christmas day of 1989
This is the ultimate mahinda's chinthannayaa as what he yearn to execute to the Sri Lankan society, from the preaching of Load Buddha! Foolish general public!
Otherwise, how can this culprit get blessing of triple gem? As long as the Foolish people survive and forget & forgive this bad acts they are blessed. God safe Sri Lanka and its mad people.
Raja Bakkaya