{"id":147481,"date":"2025-01-20T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=147481"},"modified":"2025-01-20T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:14:14","slug":"its-an-act-of-revenge-namal-says-on-akds-rent-demand-to-mr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/01\/20\/its-an-act-of-revenge-namal-says-on-akds-rent-demand-to-mr\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s an act of revenge,\u201d Namal says on AKD\u2019s rent demand to MR"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 Courtesy The Daily Mirror<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is resorting to political revenge by suggesting that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa should should pay the rent or leave his official residence in Wijerama Mawatha, MP Namal Rajapaksa said today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MP Namal Rajapaksa told the media that Dissanayake was planning to take the residence from the former President and sell it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also pointed out that the residence is a privilege granted by the Constitution to executive presidents or former presidents for their safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If Dissanayake wants to remove former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, he can make that request in writing. Granting a residence to former presidents is a practice in every country. Sri Lanka is not the only country where it is practiced,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajapaksa added that instead of prioritizing the needs of the people, Dissanayake was more focused on political revenge and his mask was finally falling off, showing his true face.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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