Water supply suspended in security quarters of MR’s Wijerama residence

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Colombo, February 13 (Daily Mirror) - Water supply has been disconnected in a section of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's official Wijerama residence where security guards are stationed. The disconnection is reportedly due to unpaid water bills amounting to Rs. 429,000, officials confirmed.

This amount has to be paid by the Presidential Secretariat, as one of the perks offered to a former president, as stated in the constitution.

"Since the security to a former president is allocated by the government, it is the responsibility of the state to pay for all such bills including water and electricity," Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Spokesperson, Manoj Gamage told the Daily Mirror.

A spokesman for the Water Board said that the water supply to the area where the former president resides remains unaffected.

He said that the unpaid bill amounts to Rs. 429,000, accumulating since last October.

The spokesman clarified that the disruption does not impact the former president or other staff at the residence.

Comments - 23

saradiyal Thursday, 13 February 2025 06:22 PM

Title should be " MR has not paid due bills" as usual

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Spartacus Thursday, 13 February 2025 06:37 PM

Work according to law. Treat everybody whether small man or big same as the way I am treated.

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Sanath Friday, 14 February 2025 08:14 AM

Whenever MR wants to rob the country it's called State Expenses . Manoj Gamage will tell that toilet paper also should be supplied by the state from tax payers money. Why does he need a spokesperson, can't go open the mouth.

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Yohan Thursday, 13 February 2025 07:02 PM

Kayyanayake does not have the backbone to send a letter to MR kicking him out of the high expensive property. Horapaksha a famous robber does not want to leave as he is a greedy pig who wants to enjoy his life from public money.

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Kirihāmi Thursday, 13 February 2025 10:48 PM

Had it been Sajith, he'd go there and speak just one or two words, of course in Japanese, and the problem would be solved in shorter than no time:)

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dds Thursday, 13 February 2025 07:19 PM

People's mandate in action to chase away the thieves?!?

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Ram P Thursday, 13 February 2025 07:55 PM

Providing a house and supplies as per the Constitution is understandable. There is a difference between a large house and 30,000 sq ft house that could be comparable to six, 5000 sq ft houses. A normal house is about 2000-3000 sq ft and 5000 is a very big house. Imagine the 30,000 sq ft house for couple paid by the public purse/tax payer money

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Nihal S Thursday, 13 February 2025 09:07 PM

Very good. This guy did not pay his Son's wedding electricity bill too, that was settled by Sanath Nishantha. MR should not be above the law.

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Shame on you NPP Thursday, 13 February 2025 09:30 PM

Why not take action legally. This type of work cannot be accepted.

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Crazy8 Thursday, 13 February 2025 10:44 PM

You can leave your water bill unpaid for two or three months to see what happens - first-hand experience is one of the best ways to learn. Good luck!

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 13 February 2025 09:42 PM

He possesses a great amount of experience in siphoning money, so even in the event his water supply is completely cut he'll have no problem siphoning it from elsewhere.

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dinesh Thursday, 13 February 2025 10:00 PM

please cut the water and the electricity, and lets see how long they want to hang on there...

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Patcitz Thursday, 13 February 2025 10:13 PM

So the water cut is primarily considered a politically motivated harassment of the National Hero His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa by the AKD regime.

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Gamini Friday, 14 February 2025 11:54 AM

MR is no more His Excellency

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Christine Thursday, 13 February 2025 10:42 PM

He must be selling water, to have a bill of Rs. 400 k plus. Watch out for bousers going out from the gates.

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Percy Wijenayake Friday, 14 February 2025 06:14 AM

There seems to be a loophole in the services system concerning MR's residence and MR is going to town.

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Be Fair Friday, 14 February 2025 07:13 AM

But I thought the NPP can do stuff in a much better way than this low level approach. "Change" is needed, it has o be meaningful and Impactful. This carries the message of Vengeance.

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Sambo Friday, 14 February 2025 07:59 AM

Should cut the water to the entire house so he will leave the place. He is clinging to the place like a leech. Shameless familyu.

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Rajarathnam wella Friday, 14 February 2025 08:16 AM

Namal n MR had so much of close stupid freinds. They will come forward and pay... NR has a pien from colmbo 4 will do this for him...That's just a fart away...

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Abd Friday, 14 February 2025 09:15 AM

This seems MR has occupied more than one house around his official quarters,even which he has been asked to move out with consent of citizens of SriLanka, SriLankans openly saying,he is looted the country,to point of bankruptcy,therefore they are not ready to spend government money collected from poor to spend on his extravagant luxury lifestyle,

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A Supporter of MR Friday, 14 February 2025 09:41 AM

If NPP Government wants to Mahinda Rajpaksa to leave the residence given by the Government President AKD must write a letter and ask him to leave. It is a futile exercise to announce that MR has to leave the official residence in public meetings or cutting water supply to his official residence. This behaviour is childish.

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AJ Friday, 14 February 2025 10:23 AM

MR lives his married wife,for these two more than 30000 sq.ft. Unnecessary and absurd, guy is utterly selfish, so will there, as long as government provides everything,again he seems using another house for his employees, there facilities too provided by government, how much is this fair,to you, his spokesman

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saliya Friday, 14 February 2025 11:57 AM

water bill for 3 months Rs.429,000 that is Rs.143,000/month. While Namal goes around asking Govt. to solve peoples problems. Just imagine how much the bill would be the main house What is the total cost to tax payer of maintaining this thief

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