Prof. Marasinghe Alleges his Refusal to Allocate Vehicles to Close Associates of Wimal cost his Job then

In connection with the  allocations of   vehicles  in the State Engineering Corporation in 2011. Joint Opposition MP Wimal Weerawansa made a statement  calling  the arrest of  former Chairman of  State Engineering Corporation  Professor Akshuboda Marasinghe .

In response ,  UNP National List MP Professor Akshuboda Marasinghe yesterday charged that he was forced to step down from his post at the State Engineering Corporation in 2011,  as he refused to approve vehicles being released to close associates of former Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa.

 “There is no truth in what MP Weerawansa said about me as I never took a single vehicle illegally,” the MP added. Coming up with more allegations about former MP Weerawansa, Professor Marasinghe said,  that he did not form the National Freedom Front (NFF)but it was  formed by former MP Nandana Gunatillake and a few others and Weerawansa was invited to take up a position when he was in the political wilderness after defecting from the JVP.