“Government’s double standard revealed”
Selling state assets to foreign countries and business entities are not new in a country where corruption and financial crimes have reached an unprecedented level. Allowing Adani Corporation in India to acquire 49% of the market share of the much valued Eastside Jetty of the Colombo harbour is a sale with a different name. Twisting tongs would only make a mockery out of the Gotabhaya Rajapakse Government already notorious for selling many valuable state assets in Sri Lanka.