The Hon. Jagath Vithana
Hon. Jagath Vithana alleged that funds were provided during the 2015 presidential campaign on the condition that Arjuna Mahendran be appointed Central Bank Governor, and claimed those funds were subsequently multiplied through the bond transactions. He stated that campaign organizers had widely received money, including from Sathasivam, and questioned why he had not been called to give evidence. He urged that the bond scam be pursued fully and said he was prepared to testify on his claims.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you. On the bond issue: I speak responsibly. We brought President Maithripala Sirisena to power. Then-Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe provided us funds on one condition: that Arjuna Mahendran be made Central Bank Governor. That was the condition. After that, the money given to us was doubled and tripled by that person. Why am I not being called to give evidence? I am ready; I spoke openly on stage before the election. Yet my colleague Nalinda Jayatissa rebutted me. Organizers were funded widely then; I asked if any organizer had not received money—no hands were raised. Therefore, we can prove these matters. Why is the biggest theft—the bond scam—not being fully pursued? Why am I not being called to testify? We received money from Sathasivam. I say this responsibly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Jagath Vithana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15183