Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne says he at present has no common supply of earnings and resides with the help of family and friends members.
Talking in an interview with a tv channel about his present monetary state of affairs, he stated that the automobile he now makes use of was supplied by a good friend and that even the lease for the home wherein he lives is paid by one other shut affiliate.
Mr Senaratne recalled that, earlier than coming into politics, he had been one in all Sri Lanka’s most profitable dental surgeons. He stated that he had handled a lot of sufferers, together with contestants within the Miss Sri Lanka pageant in addition to well-known actors and actresses, enabling him to earn a really excessive earnings.
He stated that after coming into politics, he misplaced all of these sources of earnings.
“I don’t have a penny of earnings now. My spouse is a marketing consultant physician, so she receives a pension. I even have a small plot of land inherited from my grandmother, which generates some earnings. That’s sufficient for us to stay on, however it isn’t sufficient to have interaction in politics. My pals pay for the petrol for my automobile and even the lease for my home,” he stated.
The previous minister additional acknowledged that following the loss of life of Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1989, he resigned from his authorities job to tackle tasks inside the celebration. Since then, he stated, he has made important monetary and private sacrifices for his political profession.
He additionally maintained that he had by no means stolen public funds and stated that coming into politics had resulted in appreciable private monetary loss.
