Plot to kill Maharaja Chief Bared
Sonali Samarasinghe
The Sunday Leader
TamilCanadian.com, Canada
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Colombo (Sri Lanka):
Shocking evidence in the possession of The Sunday Leader reveals an insidious plot allegedly masterminded by a top politician, to murder a well-known media mogul.
The plan, hatched behind prison walls with the aid of a network of mobile phones and underworld king pins, comes at a time when the independent media in this country is severely under threat.
Evidence in our possession suggests that an underworld cabal of some four-five unsavoury characters were co-opted by an army deserter and a serving army major to carry out the killing of the head of the Maharaja Organisation for a sum of Rs. 120 million .
The Maharaja boss controls three of the most widely watched television stations in the country - MTV, Sirasa and Shakthi and arguably the country's most influential radio stations - Sirasa FM, Yes FM and Shakthi FM.
The news of the murderous contract, bound to rock the media world, is all the more disturbing due to the alleged involvement of a high level politician. The politician mentioned is none other than Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who upon hearing he had been identified as the contractor was aghast and charged that it was a politician more powerful than he, with connections to the army major who is reported to have allegedly contracted the underworld gang leader to carry out the murder.
Jan 01, 2006
Sonali Samarasinghe
The Sunday Leader
TamilCanadian.com, Canada
______________________
Colombo (Sri Lanka):
Shocking evidence in the possession of The Sunday Leader reveals an insidious plot allegedly masterminded by a top politician, to murder a well-known media mogul.
The plan, hatched behind prison walls with the aid of a network of mobile phones and underworld king pins, comes at a time when the independent media in this country is severely under threat.
Evidence in our possession suggests that an underworld cabal of some four-five unsavoury characters were co-opted by an army deserter and a serving army major to carry out the killing of the head of the Maharaja Organisation for a sum of Rs. 120 million .
The Maharaja boss controls three of the most widely watched television stations in the country - MTV, Sirasa and Shakthi and arguably the country's most influential radio stations - Sirasa FM, Yes FM and Shakthi FM.
The news of the murderous contract, bound to rock the media world, is all the more disturbing due to the alleged involvement of a high level politician. The politician mentioned is none other than Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, who upon hearing he had been identified as the contractor was aghast and charged that it was a politician more powerful than he, with connections to the army major who is reported to have allegedly contracted the underworld gang leader to carry out the murder.
Jan 01, 2006
