How Rajapaksa members went "on air"

Members of the Rajapaksa family and their close associates have made 151 air travels between the 1st December and 9th January by using airplanes that belong to Sri Lanka Air Force, reports have revealed.

Among these air travels Mahinda Rajapaksa has used 82 and his son MP Namal Rajapaksa has used 25. Basil Rajapaksa, who is the brother of the former president, has made 7 air travels and even the former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has used 10 air travels. Meanwhile former Minister Wimal Weerawansha has used 10, UPFA secretary Susil Premjayanth has used 4, Dayasiri Jayasekara has used 1, Sarath Manamendra has used 1, Dinesh Gunawardhana has used 1 and Tissa Vitharana has used 1. Out of the other 9 air travels, 2 has been used for aerial photography and 7 for other activities. Out of these air travels, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Shiranthi Rajapaksa have been given free rides under OPS privileges. But the money owed by Namal for his 25 flights has not yet been paid along with the rest of the air travels. The Air Force has revealed these information to portray the law level nature.