{"id":149657,"date":"2015-08-26T01:23:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T19:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=149657"},"modified":"2015-09-04T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T08:26:49","slug":"my-sisters-are-forcing-me-to-retire-from-politics-i-will-resign-in-three-months-mr-tells-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/my-sisters-are-forcing-me-to-retire-from-politics-i-will-resign-in-three-months-mr-tells-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"My Sisters Are Forcing Me To Retire From Politics, I Will Resign In Three Months: MR Tells MS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> who met President Maithripala Sirisena<\/span><\/a> at the President’s house three days ago, informed him that he will be quitting politics for good in the next three months, as his two sisters have advised him to do so, Colombo Telegraph reliably learns.<\/p>\n

However on the pretext of naming his sisters Preethi and Gandhini’s demands, the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s modus operandi is to seek protection from current President Maithripala Sirisena for himself and that of his sons and siblings a source close to Champika Ranawaka<\/span><\/a> told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n

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The FCID<\/span><\/a> and the Bribery Commission resumed their hunt on members of the former Rajapaksa regime the day following the general elections for the acts of abuse of power, forgery, murder, fraud, corruption and malpractices during their rule of self reigned power.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry also grilled the former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> for over five hours last Monday, over allegations of misusing state funds and using personnel of the state-owned security firm, Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited (RALL) for the presidential election campaign.<\/p>\n

Gotabaya Rajapaksa had blurted that his older brother’s actions and continued attempts at clinging onto power is endangering himself and that of his sons Namal and Yoshitha.<\/p>\n

“The Rajapksa’s openly swindled and ran the country in a true mafia style family operation and there is no way that they are going to get away from this” a source close to Chandrika Kumaratunga<\/span><\/a> went on to tell Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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