Image: Mahinda Rajapaksa residence in Colombo.
More than Rs. 472 million in public funds had been spent over three years for the renovation of the official residence of a former president.
Documents seen by the Sunday Times reveal that the funds had been spent in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
More than Rs. 252 million had been spent in 2021. Renovations continued in 2022, even as the country was rocked by an unprecedented economic crisis and mass street protests. More than Rs. 181 million had been spent in 2022 for these renovations. Nearly Rs. 39 million had been spent on the renovations in 2023.