A team of officials from the Presidential Secretariat and Public Administration conducted an inspection of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Wijerama residence today, amid controversy over the handover of the state-owned property. Attorney Manoj Gamage, spokesperson for the former president, refuted recent remarks by Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, who claimed Rajapaksa had not yet handed over the residence. Speaking to the media, Gamage said the delay was caused by officials from state departments, who were responsible for taking inventory of state-owned assets at the property. “We had requested the relevant departments to conduct an inventory. Only after that would we…
Rajapaksa camp blames Govt for delay in Wijerama House handover
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