🚨 President’s Fund: Established for the Poor, Used by the Powerful!

⭕ The President's Fund, established in 1978, had clear objectives: Relief of poverty, awards for those who rendered service to the nation etc.

⭕ Today, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa revealed part of the list of prominent individuals who received financial aid from the President’s Fund:

⭕ It has essentially become a no-premium insurance claim service for MPs, Ministers, Prime Ministers, and their families.

President’s Fund Disbursements: 2005-2024 🇱🇰

1. Rajitha Senaratne - LKR 100 Lakhs
2. Keheliya Rambukwella - LKR 110 Lakhs
3. MKADS Gunawardena - LKR 112 Lakhs
4. Ranjith Soysa - LKR 188 Lakhs
5. D. M. Jayaratne - LKR 300 Lakhs
6. John Amaratunga - LKR 40 Lakhs
7. Joseph Michael Perera - LKR 27 Lakhs
8. T. B. Ekanayake - LKR 47 Lakhs
9. WMS Fonseka - LKR 55 Lakhs
10. Jayanta Weerasinghe - LKR 90 Lakhs
11. S. A. Jagath Kumara - LKR 10 Lakhs
12. K.P.S. Kumarasiri - LKR 9.5 Lakhs
13. Jayalath Jayawardena - LKR 10 Lakhs
14. Namal Gunawardena - LKR 10 Lakhs
15. Dharmadasa Banda - LKR 10 Lakhs
16. Vidura Wickramanayake - LKR 15 Lakhs
17. Wimal Weerasinghe - LKR 30 Lakhs
18. Lucky Jayawardena - LKR 16.2 Lakhs
19. P. Chandrasekaran - LKR 14 Lakhs
20. Alec Aluwihare - LKR 22 Lakhs
21. Ranjith Aluwihare - LKR 8.6 Lakhs

- Only explicitly mentioned amounts are included.

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