In a press briefing held in the department of information auditorium , Rajitha Senaratna said, that Former Defence Secretary Gotabahya Rajapaksha was behind the operations of BBS . Prior to the Aluthgama trouble requests were made by various organizations to prohibit BBS meeting , but according to Gotabahya’s instruction former DIG , Anura Senanayake did not prohibit the meeting. As Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha frightened to direct Gotabahya, he maintained silent during the trouble. Further he said, Mahinda stated that there is some connection between BBS and some members of the current government . Rajitha said, Mahind is capable of twisting his tong according to the situation. Now he is trying to embrace the minorities, concluded Rajitha.
It is relevant to mention here that apart from millions worth of property destroyed lives too were lost.