(Lanka-e-News -23.April.2016, 11.30PM) Gotabaya Rajapakse has left for America , based on reports reaching Lanka e news. The excuse cited by him for the tour is that his mother in law (wife’s mother) is ill. His mother in law lives in California ,U.S. According to reports reaching Lanka e news inside formation division , he has fled to the US on an assurance given that he will not be arrested in the U.S.
Some other sources say , there is another reason for Gotabaya’s trip , that is, the imminent arrest of former DIG Anura Senanayake based on the confession made by the former Narahenpita crimes division OIC Sumith Champika Perera following his arrest on charges of suppressing information in Thajudeen’s murder.
Like how Champika Perera had revealed in his confession that it was Anura Senanayake who gave him unlawful orders , the latter too is getting ready to make a confession disclosing who gave him illegal orders. Not only in relation to Thajudeen murder, Anura Sananayake is likely to betray Gotabaya Rajapakse pertaining to several other crimes too, and divulge who gave the illegal orders . Informed sources say, because of this fear that is haunting Gotabaya , he had under the pretext of visiting his ailing mother in law , escaped to the U.S.
Following the Hyde Park rally which was attended by Mahinda Rajapakse , a rift had resulted between Mahinda and Gotabaya . The latter’s view had been , the leadership of the joint opposition should be given to him as a new leader and not Mahinda. Basil Rajapakse is averse to Gotabaya coming to the fore and Mahinda does not want Gotabaya to be the leader. Consequently , after the Hyde park rally , Mahinda had told a close friend of his that he lost Gotabaya. The Rajapakse cronies say , this embitterment may have prompted Gotabaya to leave for America.
In any event , informed sources of the Diplomatic circles of the US government say , if the Sri Lankan security divisions have need to arrest Gotabaya for any crime committed in SL, his stay in America is no bar.
It is well to recall , at the height of the LTTE war in SL in 1990 , Gotabaya went to America and took up residence after leaving the army. He made a parting shot at that time when he was leaving his motherland ‘ In the future in the war it will be not soldiers who will be dying , rather it will be Majors and Colonels.’ Therefore he is fleeing SL before that , Gotabaya had told jocularly , at the function.
Gotabaya was a Colonel when he left. After going to America he obtained his US citizenship and never visited his motherland for 15 long years, let alone think of it . This was how he demonstrated his so called much boasted patriotic spirit . Even in the processions and demonstrations staged in America against the LTTE , Gotabaya never participated even just as a moral supporter. However when his elder brother Mahinda Rajapakse became a candidate for the presidential election in 2005, and after half of the election campaign was over , Gotabaya returned to the Island , and undertook the task of distributing the election campaign leaflets to the camps of the forces.
Finally Mahinda Rajapakse became the president and the unsavory details of what happened thereafter is well known to Lanka e news fans. In any case , Gotabaya during the past was saying he had withdrawn his US citizenship.
After returning to SL while Gotabaya was still crowing yankee doodle do in true tie and coat American style , his Machiavellian brother president Mahinda Rajapakse crowed any diddle will do much louder in national style , and together drove the country to an irretrievable economic abyss.
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Please do not insult the great leader
-- by gamage punyasena on 2016-04-25
This is what exactly happened....article has been presented in a foolproof way with facts....this..corrupted..police man was the main culprit..using his.power,and influences..he has made..and amassed lot of wealth, money,,businesses,and properties....govt.should investigate...it too.
-- by siri elapaha on 2016-04-28