If Allegations Against Me Are Proved I Will Go Home, Like I Do Every Evening, Says Arjuna

Minister for Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga today said that he will go home, just like he does every evening if any of the allegations of corruption against him are proved.

The minister, speaking at a press conference convened to address the media said, “Under Yahapaalanaya we believe in consistency and stability. So if any of the charges levelled against me are substantiated then I will go home around 5pm. I will then proceed to have a cup of tea, enjoy a dinner later, watch highlights of the 96 World Cup final and go to bed before coming back to work the next day.”

“If the charges against me are not proved then instead I will go home around 5pm and follow the same routine. Sometimes I will work late but I will always go home, with or without charges. Going home is nothing new to me,” he added.

“People are accusing me of nepotism, but just because I have appointed a Ranatunga as Managing Director of the Ports Authority and we share a surname it does not mean we are related. I mean are all the million plus Fernandos related?”