12:30 p.m.
It was Badagane Sanjeewa* killed Satana Editor Rohana Kumara under orders from ████████████████████
Don't be fooled just because she's a woman.
We haven't killed anyone. We haven't attempted to kill anyone. There's no names of persons we contracted any hitmen to take out.
1. Malik Samarawickrama
2. Gamini Abeyratne
Maybe politics is politics, we'll say or write things, but never try to murder.
Maybe, as is the normal case in Sri Lanka politics, just like JR, we might keep dangerous people around us, but this is only for our security and survival.
Lasantha, he didn't expose any crime that my family committed, there was no reason to bump him off. We had no reason to kill this man at all.
If he had already written, "Thilanga is a bookie/ bookmaker", it's a joke. It means nothing. It's true.
What crime were we so afraid he'd expose us for?
Passport fraud, it is tricky, Thilanga just signed a letter of recommendation as SLC President, 1 of 1,000s of letters he co-signed, when he was asked to -- and if the letter was already co-signed by his officials.
He was Sri Lanka Cricket President 5 times. That's a very long time. He signed many letters.
It's not illegal to be a bookmaker. It's not a crime. It's legally possible for Thilanga to have his brother run the betting business or his uncle Dharmasiri. It's separate. He can divest these businesses lawfully.
It's up to the Sports Ministry and the International Cricket Council to interpret any laws. If the rule is a person can't lead SLC if the family is into betting, then that's still up to Sports Minister and ICC Chief to decide, this is because you can't be disqualified for who your father or brother is or what they do.
