UNP exposes MR’s Rs. 9.4 m unpaid 5-star breakfast bill

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The United National Party (UNP) yesterday revealed that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s family had ordered breakfast worth Rs. 9.4 million from the Hilton and not paid the bill.

Former UNP MP Nalin Bandara addressing the ‘expose’ media briefing at Sirikotha claimed that former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga had signed this order instead of ex-President Rajapaksa.

“Former President Rajapaksa and his family have spent Rs. 9,481,502 for a breakfast and they did not pay it back.

This bill was dated 1 November 2013. We are wondering about the way they spent public funds for their family needs,” Bandara charged.

Bandara further said that the Government had not taken a final decision on whether to pay this bill.

“The Government did not come to a conclusion about paying this bill. However we exposed this bill to create awareness among the public of how Rajapaksa and his family misused public funds for their entertainment needs. We will reveal more secret information about the past regime, most of them about fraud and crimes,” he asserted.

Bandara also said that anyone could take legal action against the UNP if they could prove these allegations were wrong.

“We have written evidences about some major frauds that happened under the past Government. We will expose them one by one. Former President Rajapaksa or anyone can take legal action against the UNP if these are incorrect. They can call us to a debate too. We challenge them to do so,” Bandara said. (Daily FT-Chamodi Gunawardana)

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Comments - 42

DON Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:34 PM

NOT 5 PEOPLE.. 1400 DELIGETES OF "CHOGAM"

Patriot Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:02 PM

This is a lie. Nalin Bandara has presented the bill and the heading says CHOGM OPENING CEREMONY MENU. UNP thinks that the general public are idiots.

Dr Najimudeen Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:10 PM

Mahinda Rajapakshe won the war. Therefore he can spend 9.4 million for breakfast and people should pay this moneyDr Najimudeen

Vajira Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:12 PM

...yes. And waited for six months to take legal action

Alahapperuma Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:13 PM

Pattapal Boru Katha kiyawanne nathuwa innawa. The people will believe such things and specialy vote for a brighter future.

hussain Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:15 PM

Revealing the fraud is very common these days.. what is lacking is Action... all the frauds are still having a good time !!!

wewala Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:16 PM

stop misleading a population of tolerance people!

Nims Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:25 PM

Rs. 9.4 million for a breakfast? Please bring it up at Parliament or FCID if you really want to get them penalized for this misaapropiation of public fund - but not at Sirikotha

Inoka Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:26 PM

It may be many breakfasts, not one.

DON Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:31 PM

THIS BILL FOR 1400" CHOGAM " DELEGETS. DONT BE FOOL

WAC Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:32 PM

This was exposed because the bill was not paid. How many millions they have paid will reveal the actual loss to the people of this country.

Roshan Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:53 PM

FCID

Athi Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:42 PM

CHOGM opening ceremony menu and the bill.I guess misleading public in this manner may be not a good sign for the former MP.

Palle Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:44 PM

There are many stupid people to believe all these rubbish.

Pushpa Tuesday, 07 July 2015 02:49 PM

ANOTHER FALES STETMENTS .YOU HAVE TO GIVE CID.OTHERWISE NO POINT TO JUMP UP AND DOWN.

Sri Lanka Tuesday, 07 July 2015 04:32 PM

Those who are supporting MR, they are ALWAYS FOOL...

Fernandez Tuesday, 07 July 2015 04:42 PM

No one knows who this Nalin Bandara is. So he is trying to shine by bringing up bogus stories. Poor Nalin.

Alahapperuma Tuesday, 07 July 2015 08:09 PM

හිල්ටන් හෝටලයේ බිල්පතක්ද ඉදිරිපත් කල අතර එහි දැක්වෙන්නේ මෙරට පැවති පොදු රාජ්‍ය මණ්ඩලීය රාජ්‍ය නායක සමුළුව පැවති දා අදැසන ආහාර සැපයිමේ බිලයි.මන්ත‍්‍රීවරයා උත්සාහ කලේ එය රාජපක්‍ෂ පවුලේ දිනපතා උදැසන ආහාර වියදම බව ඇඟවීමටයි.එහිදි මාධ්‍යවේදීන් විසින් කල ප‍්‍රශ්ණ කිරීම් වලදී මන්ත‍්‍රීවරයා අපහසුතාවවට පත් විය.

MR Wednesday, 08 July 2015 03:33 AM

Who believes these cooked up stories?? Have they proved any of the old allegations involved billions? Sri Lankans are becoming the worlds best liers!

Nims Wednesday, 08 July 2015 09:18 AM

Look like a well cooked meal - Hahaaa

Thana Wednesday, 08 July 2015 06:07 PM

Yes the bill is for entertaining CHOGM, but why he did not settle the bill in time? The CHOGM was held in November 15-17 th 2013!

charitha hathak Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:15 AM

Send the bill to Medamulana and MR will settle same over night.

AIA Tuesday, 07 July 2015 09:54 AM

No. Please reveal the rest with evidence and prosecute them them once they are back in power in a couple of weeks time!

malla Tuesday, 07 July 2015 09:56 AM

KOHOMADA WADA HORAGE

Bippity Boppity Boo Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:01 AM

Uh! cheap meal or Raja Bodun?

Damien Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:05 AM

Public does not believe these lies now

yahapaluwa Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:22 AM

More to come closer to election

Bippity Boppity Boo Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:23 AM

Please visit Hilton, request for the bill and pay it you pinhead!

J R Rajasinghe Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:48 AM

lies, lies and more lies.

citizen Tuesday, 07 July 2015 10:58 AM

Wow a meal for 5 people. Was it served on Platinum dishes?

upali Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:03 AM

Why worried? He will pay it. It seems that UNP is scared with the influx of MR.

edge Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:14 AM

how can someone possibly eat breakfast for 9.4m ruppes. Generations can feast for that amount. Bloody Cheap Lies

prasantha60 Tuesday, 07 July 2015 09:37 AM

Sad news is still some idiots supporting the MR

asoka Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:22 AM

another fairy tale. Keep repeating it and all the stupid idiots will believe it.

dias Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:27 AM

Remember what i believe is all members are in the parliament is one group they jump like frogs to SLFP OR UNP and blame each other,AND remember witch ever cook goes to the kitchen, salt will be tasted in the food no one can stop, this is the reality god bless sri Lanka

Veda-mama Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:27 AM

THIBBA NAEDA DUPPATHATA THITHA?

Fassey Tuesday, 07 July 2015 11:31 AM

Hilton hotel should expose this with documents and force the person who signed to pay the bill. If not handover the documents to CID.

jaya Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:35 PM

As I heard, this was a bill to provide meal to attendees of CHOGM event not for the MR family.

Sam Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:35 PM

this is the CHOGM breakfast bill. he is trying to portray it as MR family breakfast bill. Idiot

Patriot Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:41 PM

It is a lie. That is a CHOGM bill. This is the second time that Nalin Bandara screwed it up

Sanjay Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:42 PM

Would love to see the details of the bill. Champagne breakfast maybe?

nizamhm1944 Tuesday, 07 July 2015 01:49 PM

Its better to take legal actions to recover the money from Mahinda beside inform the public. If not, take proper action against misuse of power and misuse of public funds.

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