This is the time to compare and contrast Ranil’s ethics with Maithri’s
(Lanka-e-News -19.Nov.2015, 11.45AM) If Thilak Marapone the ex minister of law and order honorably resigned the portfolio because of the charges mounted against him by the people on account of his alleged involvements as the lawyer for Avant Garde Co., why should n’t Rajitha Senaratne , the minister and M.P. resign who says that himself is a threat to national security, and accepted Rs. 5 million from Avant Garde as extortion fee or bribe when he was minister , the pro good governance masses are questioning in unison?
Following the release of a voice tape of Dr.Sayuru Samarasundara the secretary to Rajitha Senaratne who acknowledged that Rajitha Senaratne collected (bribe/extortion) Rs. 5 million cash from Avant Garde Co., a voice tape was released repudiating the exposure, but that does not say the amount involved. When this was probed by Lanka e news, it was discovered , the tape confirming Rajitha’s bribe/ extortion fee was produced in March this year while the voice tape repudiating it was produced in August 2015. This means that Rajitha has collected monies from Avant Garde on two occasions, and it is after the second collection he had denied it.
It is a wonder of wonders why until Lanka e news made the exposure of the voice tapes distributed by Samarasundara of Rajitha’s bribe/extortion collection of Rs. 5 million, it was not contradicted, and why Rajitha just waited that long ? It is abundantly clear from this , Rajitha has collected monies from the very Institution he was criticising when he was a minister.
Based on Lanka e news exposure yesterday , minister Ranjan Ramanayake lodged a complaint with the Bribery and corruption commission against Rajitha Senaratne. He has mentioned therein there are both a bribe taken and bribe given charges in this corruption , and both are offences liable to punishment.
Minister Thilak Marapone who resigned his portfolio after accepting that he was the lawyer for Avant Garde before becoming a minister set a rare example in the Sri Lankan political arena . If prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe could get Marapone to resign , and to demonstrate what is good governance ,the people who are pro good governance are now intently watching what action is going to be taken by the president against Rajitha who accepted bribe of Rs. 5 million or more and /or extortion fee from Avant Garde and over which a complaint has already been lodged with the Commission of bribery and corruption.
If the prime minister has the ability to act this patriotically , it is the view of the people for good governance that president Maithripala should also act similarly ethically similarly instruct Rajitha to resign his ministerial post , against whom there are charges of bribery in a sum of Rs.5 million in relation to Avant Garde.
It is the consensus of the people for pro good governance that Maithripala Sirisena who embraced the pro MaRa scoundrels and rascals and invited them into parliament while professing to follow good governance , it is a matter for surprise if Maithripala has in him that sublime good governance culture.
Meanwhile Foriegn Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday in a press conference as follows:
''Thilak Marapone is one who is sincere and works honestly. Believe it or not , he is the first Minister after 28 years to tender his resignation owing to allegations mounted against him , in SL’s political history. In SL , those politicos who are accused of bribery and corruption charges do not resign ,let alone think of it. Many being blood suckers they cling on to their posts like blood sucking leeches.
On the contrary , Thilak Marapone resigning his post in order not to hinder investigations sets a new benchmark for SL’s corrupt political culture .Others should also follow his example. We must all take careful note of this.''
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If Ranjith is proved not guilty he will be given his Ministership should be the understanding with
MS/RW upon his resignation - will he accept this challenge and act for posterity sake.
-- by punchinilame on 2015-11-19