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Colombo, March 21 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been asked to conduct a probe against former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on two land deals, Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe told Parliament today.
Justifying his action of alleged forced entry into a temple in Imbulgoda and Kelaniya, the Deputy Minister said the land concerned does not belong to a temple.
“The land is owned by Mahinda Rajapaksa Spiritual Foundation. This land has been purchased for a price of Rs. 500,000 and has been sold for Rs.10 million. The owner of the land is one Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa of Carlton House Tangalle. Another land at Ihala Imbulgoda has been sold for Rs. 12 million after purchasing it for Rs. 1 million," the Deputy Minister said.
“I have requested the CID to conduct a probe into these land deals,” he added.
Also he said the media has falsely reported about the incident on his visit to a land in Kelaniya.
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Comments - CID to conduct probe against former First Lady
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Janaka Friday, 21 March 2025 12:20 PM
"Mahinda Rajapaksa Spiritual Foundation" is interesting. Wonder what spirituality it actually promotes?
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saman Friday, 21 March 2025 12:22 PM
Unlike in Pina's time, hope the CID will not go to her house, but ask her to come to the CID office to give a statement. "Mahinda Rajapaksa Spiritual Foundation". What more foundations, charity funds, like this will we hear?
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Nihal S Friday, 21 March 2025 12:43 PM
If there is enough evidence to support the claim, pls make a formal request to investigate the land deal. We all know she is behind a number of corruption cases. Proving them may be a challenge. The entire family has been living in public account and big money made in corrupted deals, including this lady.
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Nihal S Friday, 21 March 2025 12:43 PM
If there is enough evidence to support the claim, pls make a formal request to investigate the land deal. We all know she is behind a number of corruption cases. Proving them may be a challenge. The entire family has been living in public account and big money made in corrupted deals, including this lady.
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Nihal S Friday, 21 March 2025 12:43 PM
If there is enough evidence to support the claim, pls make a formal request to investigate the land deal. We all know she is behind a number of corruption cases. Proving them may be a challenge. The entire family has been living in public account and big money made in corrupted deals, including this lady.
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WE THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE PATIENCE, NO AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE COMMENTS BY ANURA/NPP SUPPORTERS IS HELPFUL. Friday, 21 March 2025 02:16 PM
CORRECT NIHAL, THE EVIDENCE WE SEE HERE IN THE PURCHASE PRICE AGAINST THE SELLING PRICE. IT CLEARLY INDICATES THIS IS A WAY/METHOD OF LAUNDERING ILLGOTTEN MONEY. WHAT MORE!!! NOW TO QUESTION DOWN THE LINE QUESTIONING PRESIOUS LAND OWNERS TO ARRIVE AS TO HOW THE LAND CAME TO BE IN THE RAJAPASKE'S, PROBABLY PASSED/SOLD TO FAMILY/EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND OR STOOGES AND THEN BOUGHT BACK!!
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Zarook Friday, 21 March 2025 01:03 PM
National Pacha Pava. What about the 300 containers?
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M Fernando Friday, 21 March 2025 09:28 PM
Are you the President of the "National Organization of Lets Ignore corruption of Pohottuwa, RW and other Predecessors" ?
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Saugeetha Friday, 21 March 2025 01:03 PM
What about Ravi K and Rajitha S ?
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STAY THE COURSE AND DO NOT GET SIDE TRACKED BY NEGATIVE COMMENTS. Friday, 21 March 2025 02:18 PM
THEIR TURN WILL COME, LET THE GOVT FOCUS ON THESE LAND DEALS PLEASE, WHILE THE OTHERS ARE BEING FOLLOWED THROUGH AND OR IN DUE PROCESS.
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semakab Friday, 21 March 2025 01:06 PM
these are just peanuts bro just picking a needle in a haystack, you just found one needle, theres loads more maybe in africa, maybe in the Caribbean's, just saying, up to you to find out
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Obvious Friday, 21 March 2025 03:09 PM
To uncover major crimes committed and proceeds hidden in other countries is a major undertaking and time consuming. Surely uncovering smaller crimes is easy.
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Reza Friday, 21 March 2025 01:15 PM
This government has nothing better to do. Economy is in Ruin and no idea to run
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EVEN A 2X4 BY TOILET COMPLETE WITH ALL FITTINGS CANNOT BE BUILT IN A DAY!!!. Friday, 21 March 2025 02:25 PM
REZA, THE GOVT IS NOT ONE PERSON THERE ARE SEVERAL MINISTERS, MEMBERS AND THEIR STAFF TO WORK ON THE COUNTLESS ISSUES THAT COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME. SAD TO SAY SOME IN THIS SPACE HAVE A POOR IDEA OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS GOVT ARE CAPABLE OF, SO FOR THOSE WHO FEEL CONFUSED AND DISGRUNTLED STAY THE COURSE, IF YOU THINK THE PREVIOUS GOVT WHO MADE LIFE HELL FOR THE MAJORITY WHO SUFFERED LIKE NO OTHER TIME IN OUR HISTORY, GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR THEM IN 2025 BUT UNTIL THEN HAVE PATIENCE AND TRUST THE PRESIDENT, HIS GOVT AND ADVISORS.
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Citizen Friday, 21 March 2025 03:03 PM
It may appear that the government is going after the King Crooks of this country. Remember we are in this plight because of these crooks. It is also a warning for other's not to follow the path of these crooks. Yes, the government also should look at the present good of the economy and the people- no doubt. Perhaps they are doing their best under trying circumstances.
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lion Friday, 21 March 2025 04:36 PM
Economy is in ruin, ha ha who says . Economy is very well running and cost of living is going down.Go to the market and see for yourself, the prices of all the goods have come down except for coconut.
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ANNE CUNT Saturday, 29 March 2025 01:53 AM
AKD is the best president Sri-Lanka ever had
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Tudor Jayasekera - (Retired SSP) Friday, 21 March 2025 01:34 PM
Very true. Yes what Deputy Minister Jayasinghe says is 100% correct. Shiranthi Rajapakshe had these two illegal deals and if you check all her personal bank accounts you will find it.
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G.M. Sunil Serasinghe (Attorney-at-Law) Friday, 21 March 2025 01:40 PM
Hon. Deputy Minister, at least now take action against Rajapakshe family before it is too late. If the Government can pull out their robbed money, it is enough to feed so many poor children. Shiranthi is next to Mahinda on looting, believe me.
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Lambert Silva - Senior Journalist Friday, 21 March 2025 01:44 PM
Best thing is to investigate, take prompt action and check her bank accounts and freeze it. For sure, she may have more than 100-125 millions. I know the in and outs of Rajapakshe family as I my cousin is a close associate of Mahinda.
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DHA Friday, 21 March 2025 01:55 PM
Why don't they produce the evidence to the CID ?
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KEEP PRAYING THE MAJORITY WHO VOTED THIS GOVT IN AND HAVE FAITH AND TRUST IN THE PRESIDENT/NPP AND THEIR ADVISORS. Friday, 21 March 2025 02:31 PM
GOVT WILL NOT ONLY HAVE TO CHECK MR'S WIFE, BUT FAMILY AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE ASSOCIATES. MONEY LAUNDERING IS NO EASY DEAL TO TRACE, IT MOVES FROM ONE TO ANOTHER LIKE WILD FIRE AND ENDS UP IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE WHO IS A TOTAL STRANGER TO THEM, BUT IS BEING USED AND IS WELL AWARE OF THE FACT. SO LET THE GOVT AND THOSE COMMISSIONED TO INVESTIGATE DO THE JOB ENTRUSTED TO THEM.
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Peter Perera Friday, 21 March 2025 04:52 PM
You waited all this time to reveal this information. Your cousin should be questioned and get all the evidence if you're claims are true.
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Drdesilva Friday, 21 March 2025 02:03 PM
All these probes leads to nothing it is completely pointless and a waste of time and money...No convictions no prisons sentence , this is just a way making the Rajapaksa's look accountable for all the crimes they have committed, all of the billions of SL rupees they have stolen but the Rajapaksa's will never face any kind of real justice... The billions of rupees they stolen should be handed back to the SL people to help improve the poor people of the country..
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Ram P Friday, 21 March 2025 02:14 PM
Few questions arise on these trasactions. She must show how she raised the money to purchase them and if she paid Capital Gains Tax. Rajapaksa Spiritual foundation must show how the foundation raised the money and if it paid capital gains and if the sale money is in the foundation account, if not where the money went. This is an easy investigation to the CID
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Prices Friday, 21 March 2025 02:21 PM
What is the purchase date and sold date? Prices in Gampaha district and of course kelaniya increased like crazy with development and growth within 20 or 15 years with the devaluation of the rupee too. That's something to consider. Anyone who bought in these areas just outside colombo really hit the jackpot.
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Laughing all the way. Friday, 21 March 2025 03:17 PM
CID, please appoint a committee first before the probe.
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RanjithT Friday, 21 March 2025 03:48 PM
While asserting that any wrongdoers whoever they may be charged in a court of law and if found guilty punish them to the maximum. But this daily some comrade bringing out some dirt is not going to help the country. This must be one from the famous stack of 400 files. There is no economic direction no strategic plan just floating around. Why not create a separate ministry of "Investigation of past politicians misdeeds" appoint a comrade and give him the mandate to dig the dirt, leaving the rest of the comrade ministers to do their assigned jobs....... Note..... ADB has warned!!!!!!!!!!
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aram Friday, 21 March 2025 03:50 PM
like what happened to Keheliya Rambuwala freez all properties and accounts.
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aram Friday, 21 March 2025 03:50 PM
like what happened to Keheliya Rambuwala freez all properties and accounts.
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DOT Friday, 21 March 2025 04:02 PM
Yet an another drama only! Lets move to Shiranthi week.
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Granville (Atterney-at-Law) Friday, 21 March 2025 04:30 PM
Lets assume these lands belong to Mrs SR. On what grounds this mean deputy minister claims this transactions were unduly? She is a Sri Lankan citizen and has all the right to buy or sell a land/s she owns.
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Gunapala Friday, 21 March 2025 04:37 PM
Another investigation to hoodwink voters before LG election
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we have heard so much, doubt majority can trust this lot even with a dead rat!!. Friday, 21 March 2025 04:40 PM
MR must have deposited some into a RAJAPASKE FAMILY TRUST FUND, govt may need to get international assistance to find out if the crooks have opened any family trust funds abroad and or at home, on the disguise of community service to the poor.
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sam Friday, 21 March 2025 04:51 PM
Another looting!
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Nandasena Hora Friday, 21 March 2025 05:06 PM
The face that sank a thousand ships.
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Joe Friday, 21 March 2025 05:32 PM
People put NPP in power to probe these properly and bring them in front of justice for real. But failure to do so or trying to hoodwink the public like the last administration did would bring about their downfall faster than the mighty Rajapakse empire themselves.
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Charles mendis Friday, 21 March 2025 06:00 PM
Pawlama rata kaala thaama aanduwata bana desana karanwa budu ammo may wagay horu set ekak
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Nihal Friday, 21 March 2025 06:12 PM
CID team, pls bring this woman to the CID. She has many cases to respond. Do not go to her house for a cup of tea like CID did last time under Yahapalanaya.
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wickrama Wijayasiri Friday, 21 March 2025 06:18 PM
Deshabandu was collecting bottles for the foundation?
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Vipin B Friday, 21 March 2025 07:58 PM
Mark my words—this will be yet another guaranteed defeat for the government. There is no one in this administration with the guts or skills to prosecute Mahinda, Gota, Basil, Namal, Yoshitha, Ranil, their cronies, or even Shiranthi. The government may have a decent group of people, but that doesn’t make them effective leaders. They are naïve, lack creativity, and are afraid. From time to time, they stir up these topics to create the illusion of taking action—give it a few weeks, and this topic will also be buried in the annals of history, just like everything else. This is the most powerful government in terms of the mandate given by the people, yet the weakest in Sri Lanka’s history when it comes to delivering results. A toothless government led by a lackluster group.
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BANANA REPUBLIC WITH SOME BANANA Friday, 21 March 2025 08:09 PM
Banana Republic, how many probes but no punishments. Still show off that they are always committed for justice, never prevails. Former First Lady's man's frauds were gigantic, but the govt. got no traces or clues to arrest him and question, going after the woman now. What a joke? True love current first Lady or the part time lover who entitled for the pension paid by the tax payers one day, is incredibly invisible.
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Vadivelu Yogaratnam Friday, 21 March 2025 10:54 PM
It is not fair to conduct probe against Srilanka queen.
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ROHINI Friday, 21 March 2025 10:55 PM
Can we close the chapter on the very corrupt Rajapakse family? Can we snuff the "BUD" Pohottuwa so that Namal will wither ,as a bud ,and never ever have a chance to blossom. '
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ICC Saturday, 22 March 2025 07:50 AM
SHE IS A GOOD LADY. BUT NAMAL AND RAJAPACKSA WERE MISS UESED.
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Fed up Saturday, 22 March 2025 08:40 AM
Dear Deputy Minister, don't waste our time. You guys cant and will not do a thing about this. Money Laundering processes by the SLPP related parties are way beyond the imagination and control of the NPP govt. Four months into the Job have you guys arrested or charged even one really big corrupt individual ? No. Big talk and that's about it.
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Bobby Pereira Saturday, 22 March 2025 10:41 AM
JVP pada Show.
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Sambo Sunday, 23 March 2025 07:52 AM
You seem to be a boot liker of the family. Every family member of the Rajapaksha's and thier boot likers have stolen the poor people's money. Started with helping Hambantota.
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june macapagal Saturday, 22 March 2025 11:09 AM
SWIFT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST HER AND SHE MUST BE PUNISHED WITHOUT DELAY. THIS FAMILY HAS BEEN RUINING THIS COUNTRY AND WHY WAIT FOR MORE TIME. THE WHOLE FAMILY HAS TAKEN THIS COUNTRY FOR A RIDE. HIGH TIME THAT ALL OF THEM ARE PUNISHED.
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Imtias Saturday, 22 March 2025 12:01 PM
These guys are buying time. At the end of the day all farts no shit.
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Soori Maripalan Sunday, 23 March 2025 03:09 AM
A smaful face of SL! Making Raja Sepa from stolen money from poor people - people are suffereing from no food, no medicine, no education. This uneducated family looted all the wealth of SL!
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Spectator2025 Sunday, 23 March 2025 10:10 AM
Agree with vipin B. NPP just blow up findings but no action. When they are questioned, they claim it is duty of the Police. So much was said about evicting MR n family from their present house, but almost 4 months hv passed but no result. What MR wants is a letter from the govt requesting him to leave. But the govt is now silent as they are aware that evicting MR will be subject to legal jmplication they hv oi face. Hence, they are now silent. However, they claim they hv efficient people to handle any type of matters. Remember, barking dog will not bite.
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ANNE CUNT Tuesday, 25 March 2025 01:58 PM
RAJAPAKSAS ARE SAINTS
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