Minutes that spilled the beans on Karuna


Says Douglas is an opportunist

Dump Karuna as he is a 'spent force'

Karuna has spirited away SLR 50 crores to London

Complains state agencies not advertising

Recommends Basil for ministerial portfolio

Says Sri Lankan diplomats are uncooperative

Wantsremoval of the High Commissioner in London

Further to our expose titled Plot to get rid of Karuna was hatched at a presidential suite in Geneva and under the sub heading 'Asian Tribune editor spills the beans in letter to Presidential Advisor' in The Sunday Leader issue of November 11, we reproduce below the unedited minutes of the meeting sent to Presidential Advisor Sunimal Fernando on October 24 under confidential cover by Asian Tribune Editor K.T. Rajasingham. Rajasingham has interspersed his minutes of the June meeting with subsequent comments which he gives in bold letters and in parenthesis.

Discussion held in Geneva, with HE Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka

A closed door meeting with HE Mahinda Rajapakse was held at the Presidential Suite No: 1727, Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva at 4 to 5 p.m on 15 June 2007. Hon. Douglas Devananda MP, Minister for Social Service and Social Welfare assisted HE President.
(November. 25, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)

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