Former Minister Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka who is known to have been in the midst of several controversies said he would be entering politics from any political party willing to nominate him.
“Yes I am definitely coming into politics,” he said when asked by journalists outside the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
On Tuesday Malaka Silva sought a removal of the bail conditions imposed on him, after he was alleged to have assaulted a foreigner at a night club in Colombo.
A ruling on his application was fixed for May 27 by the Additional Magistrate of Colombo.
“Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said the foreigner had hit me hard enough for my nose to break. So if that was the case, then how is it that the victim was remanded while the assailant still roams outside,” he asked.
This was the first time that Malaka had responded to some questions while outside the court room, after numerous appearances in Sri Lankan courts in the recent past.
“My nose has been broken more than 5 or 6 times and now it’s like rubber. I can take a beating, that’s not a problem. The issue is that I was hospitalised after I was injured. I want to live in Sri Lanka as a normal humanbeing. It is not about going into night clubs, it’s about leading a normal life,” he said speaking of his application to Court on attending night clubs.
When asked by Journalists about his intention to enter politics, he said he was interested and that he had great respect for former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chandrika Kumaratunga.
When questioned about the verbal assault by his father, on Chandrika Kumaratunga, Malaka denied it and said his father was only defending him.
“Where has he scolded Chandrika? He never did that. There was a small issue after Chandrika called me a ‘moda putha’ (foolish son). Then he as a father defended me, but that’s all that happened,” he said.
During the previous regime, the then Minister Mervyn Silva had lashed out at Ms. Kumaratunga making disparaging remarks about her character.
Malaka Silva, the son of the former minister, Mervyn Silva has been a newsmaker. He is a notorious character constantly involved in brawls. Last week there was talk about him. Here are excerpts from an interview with him:
Q: What are you doing now?
A: Helping my father with the next election.
Q: Earlier you said you would enter politics?
A: Yes, I have not changed my mind about it.
Q: Did you change your initial idea of contesting from the Matara District?
A: No. I will contest at least a provincial council election. Currently, I am helping my father.
Q: It is Malaka Silva who comes to mind when talking about nigh clubs
A: You might remember that I had a problem with an army major. After the court case involving that incident was over, I went with him in the same vehicle. We threw a party as well after that. I am like a bottle of soda fizzling out within a matter of few minutes. That is it. After that, I faced numerous other problems. When I went to a leading textile shop, I was assaulted by 11 persons.
Regarding the last night club incident implicating me, it was reported in the newspapers that I assaulted someone called Sudda. Actually, what happened is the exact opposite. The complainant has been portrayed as the accused.
Gotabaya Mahattaya had told the media that my nose had been broken. I was under treatment in the ICU of the hospital. I was imprisoned as well. What a ruthless man!
Q: With whom did you have problems?
A: With Gotabaya. For what reason does this old man fight with me, a young man? I have never spoken to him. In which country is a person was imprisoned after being assaulted? What will ‘Sudda’ think about our country? He will think that the assaulted was remanded and that this is a wonderful country. On the other hand, he did not come to court on several occasions. He was informed by the court to respect the court. I am not afraid of fighting. If they come one by one it is not a big thing. I was assaulted after I had turned back. I did not see. According to the law of Sri Lanka, it is a grave crime to break the bone of a person. My nose was broken.
Q: You might have done something wrong
A: Then the other person should have been injured. This is political revenge. The police made allegations against me.
Q: What is this revenge?
A: I was cornered because they thought that my father would switch his allegiance to another party. My father did not change the party because he was afraid that something would happen to me in the prison. Father made a request to the president to release me. There was an identification parade. Anybody can identify me from my website. The parade was a sham. I respect the judiciary. As soon as I was released, I was sent abroad. Then my father acted discreetly to defeat the party for a regime change.
Q: But you and your father considered former president Mahinda Rajapaksa a divine figure.
A: I do not forget the favours done by the former president and Chandrika Methiniya. I still remember them.
Q: Your father is said to have smashed coconuts as a ritual to seek divine intervention to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa.
A: Gotabaya and Basil did a lot of nasty things to my father. They harassed my father. I was also harassed. Basil did not harass me but harassed my father. Gotabaya ‘followed’ me.
