| by Kapila
Karunaratna and Renuka Bandaranayake
( December 29,
2012, Perth, Sri Lanka Guardian) We have been made aware that certain
individuals and factions have been perpetrating malicious and false rumours
about us in Sri Lanka. The implication of these false accusations and
insinuations, especially in the light of the impeachment motion brought unto
Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, is that, the apartment at Trillium Residencies was
not bought by two of us and later that the funds used to purchase our apartment
in Sri Lanka was ill-gotten.
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Whilst we are appalled at the baseless accusations levelled against Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake and us, it is imperative that justice prevails and thus our intention with this statement to portray the truth.
We have been
working professionals in Australia/Canada for over 22 years and in that time;
we have worked in varying capacities but predominantly in senior managerial
positions. We are hard pressedand perplexed at the inference that we, being
employed by respectable and international organizations would be unable to
afford an apartment in Sri Lanka. For over two decades, we have functioned as
qualified senior engineers/ Managers in Australia and Canada.
Considering the
unfounded and blatantly inaccurate rumours being spread, we believe it is the opportune
time to set the record straight.
In relation to
Kapila; he is a qualified charted professional mining engineer, with an MSc in
Mining Engineering from Russia and an MBA from Australia. He is also a member
of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institution of Engineers
Australia and the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. He is a
respected professional in the Australian mining community (the only Sri
Lankanmigrant and non-westerner to manage "Superpit", Australia's
largest open pit goldmine, itsoperation far outweighs any other mining centre
in Australia.); He also worked as the Senior Technical Manager at Barrick
Corporation Canada, the world largest gold producer.
He is currently
a Board Director at Crosslands Resources Ltd (Western Australia) and Okajee
Port andRail Pty Ltd. (Western Australia) respectively. He is also the General
Manager Technical at MitsubishiDevelopment Pty Ltd. He has previously held
numerous senior mining positions in both Australia andCanada.
In relation to
Renuka, a mechanical engineer and a graduate of the Moratuwa University, Sri
Lanka.
She is the
incumbent Regional Capital Manager of Newmont Mining Corporation, Asia Pacific.
Moreover, she is one of the few Sri Lankan female migrants in the mining industry
to have reached such a position.
She has
previously held positions in the capacity of a Senior Advisor - Project
Management and Project Controls Manager - Newmont Mining Corporation and as a
Project Superintendent - Managing Project group in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold
Mines respectively.
We migrated to
Australia in 1990 leaving all our assets behind in Sri Lanka and throughout the
past 22 years have worked hard to garner our reputations and wealth. What is
saddening and bitter at this unfortunate time is the fact that, individuals with
malicious motives are instilling lies and propagating hate and doubt in
relation to our hard earned living.
Furthermore, it
was our goal to one day enjoy our retirement in Sri Lanka with our family and
thus the reason for the purchase of an apartment. As Sri Lankan's, we feel a
calling towards our motherland and we believe that no matter how distant Sri
Lankan's will be from their motherland that one day they find their way back
home. We wanted to invest in the country that we both belong to and live peacefully
during our twilight years.
Whilst we are
appalled at the baseless accusations levelled against Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake
and us, it is imperative that justice prevails and thus our intention with this
statement to portray the truth.
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