Rev.S.Jayanesan arrested! (Updated)


By Shamini Wijesinghe

(August 11, Colombo , Sri Lanka Guardian) A notorious priest – The Rasputin was arrested.

According his website: Christian Care works together with church independent partner organization “Ladder of Hope”. Chairman of “Ladder of Hope” is Rev. S. Jeyanesan. He is also the project director of all Ceylon Christian Care projects on Sri Lanka.

Rev. S. Jeyanesan is a leading person within the Church of American Ceylon Mission on Sri Lanka. He is also a contact person for both the Singhalese government and the Tamil leaders.

In 1975 Rev. S. Jeyanesan commenced his pastoral duties in Varani, a village in the vicinity of Jaffna. In 1979 he moved to Kilinochi, who did not yet have a church at that time, and obtained a missionary posting for that area. Rev. S. Jeyanesan lived in Kilinochi for 12 years and during that period he organized 18 congregations, orphanages and day care centers, as well as a large farm of more than 100 acres of land. The name of this farm is “Shalom Nhjar”.

Rev.Jayanesan was not available for comment.


-Sri Lanka Guardian