Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of the slain Sunday Leader editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge in a letter to United National Party (UNP) Leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has charged that the latter has used Lasantha Wickrematunge’s name only to win votes and has actively worked to protect his murderers.
She notes that there would not be any justice for Lasantha as long as the country remains at the mercy of the likes of Wickremesinghe and former Defence Secretary and presidential hopeful, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
“Will you apologise for spending the last four and a half years protecting and cavorting with the man you today call a mass murderer (Gotabaya)?” Ahimsa questions in a hard hitting letter to Wickremesinge.
She further notes, “You brought President Sirisena to power and won control of Parliament for the UNP, all by promising justice for my father’s murder.”
Ahimsa alleges that Wickremesinghe’s priorities changed once in office, “As soon as you came to power, your priorities changed. When I met you at Temple Trees in February 2015 to appeal for your support in making sure my father’s killers saw justice, you told me that there were “other priorities” and that justice was “not just about Lasantha.”
Ahimsa has also taken a swipe at Wickremesinghe’s Chief of Staff, Minister Sagala Ratnayake. “Because it is election season, you are publicly attacking him (Gotabaya) as a killer. But even as you do so, your Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayake and other ministers are visiting him and spending hours at his residence.”
She adds, “your government is allegedly issuing him irregular identity cards and passports and your senior aide and niece is openly promoting Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s campaign propaganda on social media.
The letter sent by Ahimsa Wickrematunge to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is found below.
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