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Chandrasena claims Rs. 50m from Anura Kumara

COLOMBO: Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Minister S.M. Chandrasena has sent a letter of demand to JVP Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake claiming Rs. 50 million as compensation over a corruption accusation made against him (the Minister) relating to Mavil Aru compensation.

Addressing the media yesterday, Chandrasena stuck to his earlier position on the Mavil Aru issue against the allegation by the JVP MP.

“I have nothing to do with the Mavil Aru compensation. I vehemently deny the charges against me by Dissanayake,” the Minister said.

“MP Dissanayake had mentioned at a press conference on July 6 that I am directly involved in defrauding Mavil Aru compensation amounting to Rs.50 million,” Chandrasena said.

“I have requested the CID to carry out a full investigation into this and submit a report. They will submit this report to court during the hearing,” he added.

Chandrasena noted that at first, Dissanayake wanted a CID investigation and now he wants the Parliamentary Select Committee to probe the matter. “I have no objections to facing any inquiry as I am innocent. If I am proven guilty, I will resign from Parliament,” the Minister said. Insisting on his innocence, Chandrasena said he has three bank accounts and with no funds at all.

“I have one bank account at the Anuradhapura Commercial Bank the other at the Bank of Ceylon Parliament branch and the third - a joint account with my wife - at the Commercial Bank. These accounts are empty and I owe Rs. 2 million as Housing loans to these accounts,” the Minister emphasised.

“I was elected by the poor people in Anuradhapura and I am one of them . This is a well planned conspiracy to tarnish my image among my people and to sling mud at the Government,” he added.

The Minister said he has sent a letter of demand through his client Attorney-at-Law G. Wanninayake claiming Rs. 50 million as damages against the accusation level against him over the Mavil Aru compensation.

“If he does not respond to my letter within two weeks I will sue to claim damages,” he said.

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