President Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa fired salvos at Capital Maharaja Group Chairman Kili Rajamahendran (Maharaja) and dissident media on Friday (20) warning that he knew how to “teach them a lesson if necessary”.
In his latest instalment of ගම සමග පිළිසඳර (Conversation with the village) in Walpane on Friday, the President revealed parts of his old self, his voice growing shriller as he issued dire warnings to media personnel and organizations he said were hell bent on destroying his government.
Issuing a clear broadside against Rajamahendran, President Rajapaksa claimed that some media proprietors were trying to control governments and the rulers.
“There are no kings in our country and no Maharajas. These mafias want to control governments and rulers. That’s not going to work with me. If necessary, I know how to teach them a lesson,” the Head of State threatened to a smattering of applause from the crowd.