PM Reveals Massive Rs. 3.5 Billion Spent on MR’s Foreign Trips, with Rs. 1.1 Billion in 2013 Alone

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PM Reveals Massive Rs. 3.5 Billion Spent on MR’s Foreign Trips, with Rs. 1.1 Billion in 2013 Alone

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February 27, 2025

MR-family — MR, as Prime Minister, and his family during their visit to Bologna, Italy, in 2021 to attend the G20 Interfaith Forum. The visit was to delivered a speech at a seminar organised by the non-governmental organisation on the topic ‘Time to Heal: Peace among Cultures, Understanding between Religions.’

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya made a special revelation in Parliament today (27) regarding the expenses incurred on foreign trips by former presidents.

According to the figures presented, the total expenditure on overseas travel during their respective terms was as follows:

Mahinda Rajapaksa (2010-2014): Rs. 3,572 million
Maithripala Sirisena (2015-2019): Rs. 384 million
Gotabaya Rajapaksa (2020-2022): Rs. 126 million
Ranil Wickremesinghe (2023-2024): Rs. 533 million
Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Sept 2024 – Feb 2025): Rs. 1.8 million

Amarasuriya highlighted that the highest annual expenditure was recorded in 2013 during Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presidency, amounting to Rs. 1,144 million in a single year.

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