Rajapaksas Met 'Pillayan' After Easter Attacks; AGs Department Tells Court

COLOMBO (News 1st); Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris today informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa, and Namal Rajapaksa had met former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, while he was in custody at the Batticaloa Prison following the Easter Sunday attacks.

He further stated that during the meeting, the group had informed Pillayan that steps would be taken to secure his bail within a week of Gotabaya Rajapaksa assuming power.

The Deputy Solicitor General revealed these details based on a statement obtained from Pillayan’s former private secretary, Asad Maulana.

It was also disclosed that the statement from Asad Maulana, who is currently residing in France, had been recorded at the Embassy in France.