MPs who received compensation for damaged properties during 'Aragalaya' period, revealed

Minister Nalinda Jayatissa revealed in Parliament today a list of 43 Members of Parliament and former MPs who allegedly received compensation from the government for properties torched and damaged during the ‘Aragalaya’ protests in 2022. The total compensation amount received by these parliamentarians and former ministers is over Rs. 1.224 billion.

Minister Jayatissa pointed out that some Divisional Secretaries and District Secretaries were reportedly pressured to overestimate compensation amounts. He added that the maximum compensation for natural disasters or total loss is usually Rs. 2.5 million, but noted that the figures in this case were considerably higher.

Here is the list of names and compensation amounts:

Kapila Nuwan Athukorala – Rs 504,000
Wimalaweera Dissanayake – Rs 550,000
Geetha Kumarasinghe – Rs 972,000
Janaka Thissakuttiarachchi – Rs 1,143,000
Gunapala Rathnasekara – Rs 1,412,780
Premnath C. Dolawatte – Rs 2.3 million
Piyankara Jayaratne – Rs 2,348,000
Sampath Athukorala – Rs 2,540,610
Jayantha Ketagoda – Rs 2,814,800
Wimal Weerawansa – Rs 2,954,000
Prof. Channa Jayasumana – Rs 3,334,000
Akila Ellawala – Rs 3,554,250
Chamal Rajapaksa – Rs 6,539,374
Chandima Weerakkody – Rs 6,948,800
Ashoka Priyantha – Rs 7,295,000
Samanpriya Herath – Rs 10.52 million
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Rs 10.55 million
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana – Rs 11.64 million
Dr. Seetha Arambepola – Rs 13.78 million
Sahan Pradeep – Rs 17.13 million
Shehan Semasinghe – Rs 18.51 million
Indika Anuruddha – Rs 19.55 million
Milan Jayathilaka – Rs 22.3 million
Dr. Ramesh Pathirana – Rs 28.1 million
Duminda Dissanayake – Rs 28.8 million
Kanaka Herath – Rs 29.2 million
D. B. Herath – Rs 32.1 million
Prasanna Ranaweera – Rs 32.7 million
W. D. Weerasingha – Rs 37.2 million
Shantha Bandara – Rs 39.1 million
S. M. Chandrasena – Rs 43.8 million
Sanath Nishantha – Rs 42.7 million
Siripala Gamlath – Rs 50.9 million
Arundika Fernando – Rs 55.2 million
Sumith Udukumbura – Rs 55.9 million
Prasanna Ranatunga – Rs 56.1 million
Kokila Gunawardena – Rs 58.7 million
Mohan De Silva – Rs 60.1 million
Nimal Lanza – Rs 69.2 million
Ali Sabri Raheem – Rs 70.9 million
Gamini Lokuge – Rs 74.9 million
Johnston Fernando – Rs 93.4 million
Keheliya Rambukwella – Rs 95.9 million