Sri Lanka would have received the third tranche under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) EFF programme if Ranil Wickremesinghe had been elected President, former Presidential Advisor Rosy Senanayake said.

Addressing a political rally, Rosy Senanayake said under the former government, Sri Lanka had been brought out of its crisis and had required only a bit more time to completely recover.

“Now we don’t have the third tranche under the IMF’s programme. It will be delayed, as the new Parliament has to be established and the government has to pass its budget,” she explained. 

Stating that the authorities cannot mess around with the IMF, Rosy Senanayake said the IMF has put down conditions, which are only beneficial for the nation. 

“The IMF requests to increase income, decrease expenditure, and eradicate corruption. The IMF has outlined a systematic process to help develop the nation through a government via good governance,” she said. 

Rosy Senanayake questioned what the new government has achieved since the one month of assuming power, adding that they had only made false promises to be elected. 

“The government has not received any money from private donors as claimed during the Presidential election. They have not reduced taxes and they will be forced to introduce more taxes in the future due to the loans taken as of now. They also have not received the third tranche from the IMF. This country is stranded because of their actions,” she added. (Newswire)

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Former Minister Diana Gamage says she was offered a Landcruiser V8 vehicle during her tenure as the State Minister of Tourism, to carry out her official duties.

Speaking to the media, Gamage said that she had been provided several unmaintained vehicles from the Tourism Ministry during her tenure.

She said, however, that she was forced to approach the Presidential Secretariat to obtain a vehicle in good condition to carry out her responsibilities, which were mostly onfield. 

“Every vehicle I was given by the Tourism Ministry was of low maintenance. I nearly met with an accident while using one such unmaintained vehicle. Eventually, I had no choice but to reach out to the President’s Office, after which I received a proper vehicle,” she said.

Having used the vehicle during her tenure, Diana Gamage said that once leaving her position she returned the vehicle to the Presidential Secretariat.

The former minister also accused Tourism Ministry officials of profiting by keeping such unmaintained vehicles, adding that she has evidence to prove her allegations. 

Diana Gamage is the latest former state official to comment on the lack of maintenance of state vehicles. 

The comment comes after former Presidential Advisor Rosy Senanayake revealed that the Porsche Cayenne vehicle she was given during her tenure was also unmaintained, with doors not opening and the sunroof leaking water. (Newswire)

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Responding to allegations that she had been provided with a Porsche Cayenne during her tenure under former president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s regime, Rosy Senanayake says the vehicle was one among eight used by her from time to time. 

Speaking during a special press conference held today, Rosy Senanayake briefed the media on the various vehicles she had been provided by the President’s Office during her tenure. 

She further revealed that she had used eight vehicles during her stint as a Presidential advisor, with the Porsche Cayenne being the last vehicle used before the regime change.

“All vehicles that were provided during 2023 were exchanged after it had broken down. I had used a total of eight vehicles. Once my final vehicle broke down, the President’s Office provided me with an unmaintained Porsche Cayenne. I immediately contacted the person in charge of vehicle distribution and requested a different vehicle. He advised me to use the vehicle until they could obtain another vehicle in exchange. The Porsche Cayenne broke down soon after it was used and was sent for exchange,” she explained. 

Revealing that the Porsche Cayenne which was offered to her was breaking down, with doors not opening and water leaking through the sunroof, Rosy Senanayake denied she had experienced luxury during her tenure. 

Her clarification comes after the new administration had listed her return of a Porsche Cayenne among the state vehicles that were returned by former Parliamentarians and government officials, which had made rounds on social media. (Newswire)

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Former Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake was appointed as the Advisor to the President on Local Government Affairs today.

Rosy Senanayake previously served as the Mayoress of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) from 2018 to 2023.

She also served as the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson and the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister’s Office for Ranil Wickramasinghe.

Rosy Senanayake was the former State Minister for Child Development under President Maithripala Sirisena in 2015.

She was also the leader of the opposition in the Western Provincial Council and the chief organizer of the United National Party for the Colombo West electorate. 

Senanayake served as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner for Malaysia between 2001-2004 and was a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund. (NewsWire)

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