Ravi gave no evidence to back allegations against Dr. Nandalal: CB Governor

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy today said no evidence had been produced by former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake to backup his allegations against Central Bank Senior Deputy Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.

Dr. Coomaraswamy issuing a statement said Mr. Karunanayake had recently repeated his allegations against Dr. Weerasinghe.

“As the Central Bank Governor, I want to formally place on record that Dr. Weerasinghe is an outstanding economist who has made a stellar contribution to the work of the Bank during the two years I have spent in this position. I am compelled to point out that the Mr. Karunanayake has not produced any evidence to back up his unfounded allegations,” he said.