{"id":93286,"date":"2013-06-28T05:04:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T23:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=93286"},"modified":"2013-07-07T15:34:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T10:04:57","slug":"we-have-no-connection-with-the-govt-other-than-our-leader-ven-kirams-relationship-wth-gota-bbs-ceo-vithanage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/we-have-no-connection-with-the-govt-other-than-our-leader-ven-kirams-relationship-wth-gota-bbs-ceo-vithanage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Have No connection With The Govt. Other Than Our Leader Ven. Kiram&#8217;s Relationship Wth Gota\u201d &#8211; BBS CEO Vithanage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are not supported by the government as accused by many people including the media,\u201d the chief executive officer of the Bodu Bala Sena, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Dilanthe+Withanage&amp;x=10&amp;y=6\">Dilanthe Vithanage<\/a><\/span>, told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/we-have-no-connection-with-the-govt-other-than-our-leader-ven-kirams-relationship-wth-gota-bbs-ceo-vithanage\/bup_dft_dft-112\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-93289\" title=\"BUP_DFT_DFT-112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BUP_DFT_DFT-112-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BUP_DFT_DFT-112-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BUP_DFT_DFT-112.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Vithange said that when asked for the relationship between the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Bodu+Bala+Sena&amp;x=9&amp;y=7\">BBS<\/a><\/span> and the Sri Lankan government, adding that &#8220;For example, we wanted to meet President <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=13&amp;y=6\">Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> to discuss the issues we are raising, and we had sent 18 letters to him seeking an appointment before we got an appointment on January 27. This itself explains our relationship with the government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further he said, \u201cOnly the secretary to the ministry of defence responded to our letter and came to open one of our projects. That is also because our leader Ven. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Kirama&amp;x=15&amp;y=3\">Kerama Vimalajothi<\/a><\/span> has a relationship with him&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the secretary to the ministry of defence is a blood relative of the Ven. 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