(Lanka-e-News- 16.Dec.2014, 7.30PM) It with deep sorrow we are reluctantly compelled to break this sad news to you of the pitiful plight and predicament of the government Presidential candidate : Though the Rajapakse regime sent invitations to 4000 tuition teachers across the Island to attend a meeting today designed to solicit support for Mahinda Rajapakse , at Shalika hall , Narahenpita , only about 400 of them had responded to the invitation , based on reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division.
All grandiose arrangements were made to provide a sumptuous meal for the 4000 invitees . Even among the 400 guests who were present , about 100 were police officers who were invited by giving urgent phone calls to the police stations in the vicinity to make up for the poor attendance . There were finally only about 300 tuition teachers, reports say.
This Mahinda fiasco was repeated yesterday too: when a group of 2500 ‘Vidyodaya friends’ were invited to solicit their support for Mahinda at the elections , in this instance too , a very small group of about 250 arrived . As a result of the paucity of guests , a large amount of food went waste. Although efforts were made to invite those idlers and passers by outside , only about a 100 of them responded despite the invitations.
In much the same way as two groups, one in the morning and another in the evening are being invited to Temple Trees and provided with food and drinks to win votes , Shalika hall too has been utilized for providing meals to guests in the morning and evening. The cost of a meal provided at Temple Trees is Rs. 950.00. About 5000 guests arrive daily , and the total cost of the meals is Rs. 4.75 million per day.
Mahinda’s apples too are a costly affair ! The total cost of Mahinda’s apples alone given as dessert per day is Rs. 200,000.00. It is significant to note Medamulana Rajapkses do not spend a single cent of their monies .All expenses in this connection are defrayed by the public.
Referring to this so called generosity of the President , Rajitha Senaratne addressing a meeting today described it rightly, he said , Mahinda is conducting a ‘pinaa’ ( charity at others’ expense) campaign.
On top of these disappointing feasts to lure voters , and to further add to the President’s woes, at the main rally held by Mahinda Rajapakse at Panadura yesterday (15) , 692 buses were used to transport people , yet only about 6000 people came for the meeting, based on police sources.
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