Besides, blocks 27 and 28 were purchased by Mahinda Wijesekera and his kith and kin. Then comes sohli captain(80). The website www.utchtoennjes.com shows both UTSCH and Tonnjes as partner companies. 57.2 million as he was the beneficial owner of 600,020 shares at Rs. Leading businessman Sumal Perera’s Access Engineering secured the controlling stake of Sathosa Motors PLC (SMOT), the agents for the Isuzu vehicle range in Sri Lanka,in a deal to the tune of Rs.846 million. v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} The technical committee headed by S. Maheswaran is behind the plans to award the tender to a company owned by Sumal Perera. In fact the buyers of the land were not offered free membership either but were merely offered the choice of purchasing membership which was limited to a certain number. Ltd., Rs. To some he is a deal maker, a phrase which is not a crime in the world of legitimate businesses. The total investment capital of this company was Rs. “Subsequent to the such pronouncement of the said judgment by the Supreme Court, my client has lost all rights, title and entitlements to the said land and other rights despite my client having fully paid and settled all the sums of money and consideration related to the transaction between my client, you and Urban Development Authority. Transcontinental is situated on the 18th floor, Lincolan House, Taikoo Place, No. mso-para-margin-right:0in; “I am instructed by my client to write to you, you having the full knowledge and access to the real nature of the transaction between you and Urban Development Authority have suppressed and misrepresented material facts in inducing and luring my client to purchase the said land for a valuable consideration and thus defrauded my client. Ferdinando got one and directors of Asia Pacific Golf Courses Ltd., Ranjan John Suriyakumar Gomez and Joseph Christopher Joshua seven plots each. Obeyesekere 1, V.T. They are his daughter Rumali Swasha Perera, son-in-law Ashan Praveen Malalasekara and Sanjiv Prasanna Malalasekara, brother of Ashan Praveen Malalasekara. The Sunday Leader attempted to get a comment from Sumal Perera on all these matters but he declined his privilege for right of reply. Sheran Fernando, Sumanapala Manapperuma of Manapperuma Traders, Sumal Perera and Ranjan Peries of Ranjan Motors: SML Frontier Automotive, the exclusive distributor and after sales service provider for Land Rover in Sri Lanka, hosted their Authorised Resellers recently. font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; Prior to his departure to China, Rajitha had dispatched his son Chathura Senaratne ahead to China. to speak to media, Land owners undervalue purchase price Like the elitist Romans of 50BC according to Goscinny and Herge who were lured by glib advertising at arenas into buying luxury villas in the fictitious Mansion of the Gods, only to find themselves in the dangerous neighbourhood of a little Gaulish village that housed the formidable duo Obelix and Asterix the latter choc full of magic potion the other bathed in it, these businessmen and entrepreneurs were seduced by dreams of nature parks and what not. “I am taking this matter up in the Hague. I know the initial talk was for him to get the Governorship of the Central Bank, but I understand an even more devious operator with ties to the Sumal Perera owned Access Engineering as a non-exec director is vying for that slot. The rest of the 31 shareholders invested Rs. 312 pp, 10.4 million and Access Engineering (Pvt.) The issue is this. Sri Lanka Mirror first reported this scam in an article titled “Scam by Access to obtain the 800 million tender!” on October 06. Already The Sunday Leader learns that two buyers deposited Rs.24 million and Rs.7 million respectively while their transfer deeds reflected an undervalued amount less than Rs.12 million per 20 perch block. Both studied at Royal College I guess. Irrespective of either of the two companies getting the tender, the number places will be produced by using the old machines and will be below standards. Gomez and others buying up plots simply means that he can play it both ways. From this amount the UDA will withhold the sum of public funds spent by the Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha (KPS) who the court held had clearly been deceived into spending its money to fill up 7.8 hectares of land originally vested with the KPS but later allocated to Asia Pacific. Accordingly last Thursday (13) they sent Letters of Demand to the Chairman, Asia Pacific Golf Course Ltd., and to the UDA demanding damages in a sum of Rs. Other bidders are of the opinion that the two companies of Sumal Perera were shortlisted at the instigation of R. Paskaralingam, member of the Economic Management Committee and ACCESS consultant. 600,000 a perch. It was actually by design. The main shareholder of Avonsmart is Arinma Holdings, whose director board members are family members of ACCESS chairman Sumal Perera. of plots, N.P. The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) is going to award the number plate printing tender to a company that has violated tender procedures and accused of manipulation. Afterall it is no secret Sumal Perera plays banker to many politicians of every hue in exchange for favours while in office. There were 35 shareholders. 60 million to Ronnie Peiris? and send money to Hong Kong account, 20 perch blocks sold for Rs. Ltd. became beneficial owner of 50 percent of APGC shares. “I am instructed by my client to write to you in view of the aforesaid findings of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and consequences of such findings, it is now apparent you acting in collusion with the said Urban Development Authority without having any legal and lawful right title and interest to the said lot of land have sold and transferred the aforesaid allotment of land for valuable consideration and specifically agreed as aforesaid to warrant and defend the title.”. Primary among them were of course the children of Sumal Perera – daughter Swasha and son Shamal. Little wonder that they didn’t. Nonetheless a large number of Sri Lanka’s rich list now entered the Water’s Edge Villa list. The biggest investment came of course from Transcontinental, a company allegedly owned by Sumal Perera. Also, the two have the same managing director, Markus Muller, as shown by the documents given below. Firstly the UDA featured prominently in their dealings thus dressing the deal with a legitimacy and respectability it obviously did not have. Secondly while Asia Pacific Golf Course Ltd., was a relatively unknown company that was in fact cloaked in dubiety the Access Group logo that accompanied the brochures again instilled a certain confidence at least of financial viability in the potential buyers. mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} 12 million direct to Asia Pacific Golf Course Ltd., a company wholly taken over by Sumal Perera from the original owners on June 17, 2003 and such payment was reflected in the deed as the full consideration for the transfer, other buyers allegedly undervalued the payment reflected on the Deed but claimed they were requested to send the rest of the money to an account owned by Sumal Perera in Hong Kong. Also, when the company was founded in 2008, Sumal Perera was its board member, which is proven by the following document: Furthermore, the main shareholder of Arinma Holdings is Avonsmart Engineering: The German company UTSCH Tonnjes, which had the tender previously, got split as UTSCH and Tonnjes and allied with ACCESS and Avonsmart to submit two tenders. For instance some undervalued their purchase amount by reflecting Rs.5 million on the deed but deposited the rest of the Rs. Join Facebook to connect with ExAccess Employees and others you may know. View the profiles of professionals named "Sumal" on LinkedIn. (See box for others who had purchased plots) Certainly Perera’s highly popular and oft frequented Water’s Edge enterprise has served him well in monetary terms during its operations. Accordingly the buyers met with Sumal Perera at the Water’s Edge Club House and demanded to know the situation. Others include Sumal Perera, the two Selvanathan brothers Hari and Mano and Thirikumar Nadesan to just name a few. 60 million in profit from this transaction. mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; He continues to be the Chairman of all companies under the umbrella of the Access Group, AEL Group and Sathosa Motors PLC. Both purchased five lots each while his brother in law D.D.S. 7.7 million. 5 million thus coming to a total of Rs. (Page 31 of the judgement). 1,200 per number plate, although the cost of production is only around Rs. The Access logo continues to fly high on government projects including the mega construction of a fly over bridge at Nugegoda. But personally he is all of these and increasingly selfless to boot. 900,000 worth shoes and Rs. All the expenditures including his son ‘s travelling and stay in China were borne by a notorious wealthy individual in Sri Lanka (SL) by the name of Sumal Perera. Dhammika Perera didn't become one of Sri Lanka's richest people by luck. Awarding the tender to Sumal Perera will deny an opportunity to save between Rs. mso-style-qformat:yes; Of seven applicants, two have been shortlisted – UTSCH/ACCESS and Avonsmart/Tonnjes E.A.S.T. mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; ‘Surely,’ a businessman is entitled to think. These buyers were lured into purchasing these plots due to several reasons. The Sunday Leader contacted Sumal Perera for a comment however he declined to do so stating his lawyers had advised him not to speak to the media. 12 million per lot – that’s Rs. While some paid Rs. Perera had been defiant. Recall that Sumal Perera in June 2003 bought out the fly by night company Asia Pacific Gold Course Ltd., specifically set up to receive massive swathes of government land at concessionary rates and terms, from its original owners Siva and Suen Selvaratnam and Shantha Wijesinghe. Wealth around $300-400 million I guess. Some buyers are livid. Dhammika Perera has had a meteoric rise within this country's financial establishment. {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; Facebook gives people the power to share … I have to pay many debts. Sumal Perera invested 16.8 million, Transcontinental Investments Pvt. o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} some undervalued on paper. SRI LANKA DESHAMANYA AND HIS UNETHICAL SON. Wijesekera was not only a cabinet minister at the time he was a signatory to the several Cabinet Memoranda on the subject initiated by Chandrika Kumaratunga and the PA government. Millions poorer and with no hope of redress and with Perera refusing to pay them back, their only recourse is the law of the land. This company has appeared as three separate companies, although their directors are the same. That’s huge. All Rights Reserved, « Southerners behind tar-splattered Buddha statues in north? Arulpragasam stated as follows inter alia –. Some of these original owners later intervened as Petitioners in the Fundamental Rights case stating they were deprived of their land by the state not to serve any public purpose but rather to benefit a private company. It also noted that Kumaratunga’s friend Ronnie Peiris had obtained a sum of Rs. 28.2 million, Access Agencies Pvt. The Urban Development Authority itself. You go after Asia Pacific. No doubt the presence of the UDA in the transaction with these businessmen buying their future holiday villas was to instill in them a sense of trust and confidence. mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; Suresh Dilhan Perera is on the board of Access International Pvt Ltd. and 10 other companies. mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; 500,000 be paid to each of the petitioners in the case on the other by a selection of the 14 respondents, but Sumal Perera was not one of them. 12 million – that is Rs. Even the judgment states that the land was recommended to Asia Pacific by the UDA in response to Asia Pacific’s original inquiry letter (Page 8 of the judgment). Fernando 1, S.H.S. For that matter President Mahinda Rajapakse was also a member of that cabinet and even though Kumaratunga is held to have mislead cabinet no minister can divest him or herself from collective responsibility. line-height:115%; The technical committee has ignored the failure of these companies to submit audit reports of three years as being non-essential, saying such reports will only relate to their past performances. The following document confirms it: Also, when the company was founded in 2008, Sumal Perera was its board member, which is proven by the following document: Obeyesekere 1, B. Obeyesekere 1, Aravinda De Silva 1, Kumudika M. Rufin 1, T.T.B.C. w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK. Joseph Christopher Joshua occupies the position of Managing Director & Executive Director at Access Engineering Plc, Director at Access Realties 2 Pvt Ltd. (a subsidiary of Access Engineering Plc) and Managing Director & Director at Sathosa Motors Plc. mso-style-priority:99; “So where do we stand?” they ask, dismissing the principle of Caveat Emptor or Buyer Beware as unfair in this instance. 50 million per month to the country. Pecuilliar people. I will get this land back,” he allegedly claimed. 1 million on former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, her long time ally Ronnie Peiris and the three original shareholders of Asia Pacific Golf Course Ltd., respectively, business tycoon and Access Group Chief Sumal Perera, once dubbed Komis Kakka by the former chief executive may be laughing all the way to the bank. 60.5 million. Back in 1999, when he was 32, he … His biggest windfall will perhaps come from the 105 plots of land some 20 perches each for the construction of 100 luxury holiday villas on stilts, most of which Perera hawked in 2003 and 2004 to private buyers at a price of over Rs. There are 200+ professionals named "Sumal", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Recently Sumal together .. That is confirmed by the notes made in violation of tender procedures. 15 million. Primary among them were of course the children of Sumal Perera - daughter Swasha and son Shamal. 312 per perch when the land was acquired by the UDA for the public purpose of urban development and ostensibly for increasing the parliamentary administrative complex and for providing water retention as a low lying area, in 1988. (See box for others who had purchased plots). He too instilled confidence in his victims by showcasing a number of allies and partners either with or without their knowledge. mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-style-parent:””; June 19, 2002 - Ravi Karunanayake, then Minister of Trade submits Cabinet Memorandum to cancel allocation of land to APGC. Sumal gets 600,000 pp, Sumal says lawyers told him not Perera 1, Harshan Seneviratne 1, Roshan A Lyman 1, J.P.M.Jayasundera 1, N.Rajanathan 1, D.A.R. Both purchased five lots each while his brother in law D.D.S. “Don’t come after me,” he had allegedly said. Ironically the original owners of the land were paid compensation of only Rs. And just as in 50BC when the construction of Caesar’s Mansion of the Gods would have potentially ruined a forest and wiped out the wild boar – staple diet of the little Gaulish village so did the construction of Water’s Edge denigrate the wetlands of Battaramulla and wipe out the fishing cat not to mention eight other species of threatened animals. Kundanmal 4, Ajit Johnpillai 2, Plastech (Pvt) Ltd 1, Janath Vidanage 1, L. Wijesekera 1, Primal Mendis 2, V.K. The president’s son settled the case, agreeing to hand over $30 million worth of properties (not including the jacket and glove). 12 m while Ferdinando got one and directors of Asia Pacific Golf Courses Ltd., Ranjan John Suriyakumar Gomez and Joseph Christopher Joshua seven plots each. mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; By doing so you have unjustly enriched at the expense of my client wherein you without holding legal and lawful title to the property has collected large sums of money from my client. Their support for Gotabaya Rajapaksa doesn’t surprise; that business leaders are even more myopic than politicians is a standard lesson of history. It is learnt the account name was Transcontinental Investments (Pvt) Ltd., a company owned by Sumal Perera. Invested in other stuff too. Sources close to the buyers claim that many buyers siphoned their purchase consideration to this fund. Sunil Perera is a Sri Lankan vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer . mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”; Sumal allegedly invested only Rs.16.8 million in the Asia Pacific Company under his own name with all the rest of the moneys for construction of the Club House and Golf Course coming not only out of the sales of the land for luxury villas but also the sale of premium club membership at Rs. But let’s put Transcontinental Investments into perspective. His investments are in some of the top listed blue chip companies: Land owners say even their assessment numbers have been granted to them from the Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha while they have been given registered ownership and the government which is the final authority and regulator has been implicit in the transaction from start to finish. For the Bribery Commission already directed by court to conduct a full inquiry into the dealings of several of the respondents in this case this account may prove a good starting point. Ivor Sylvester Sunil Perera (born 14 September 1952; Sinhala:සුනිල් පෙරේරා), popularly as Sunil Perera, is a Sri Lankan vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer.He is the leader and the lead vocalist of the popular Sri Lankan band, Gypsies. Meanwhile Sumal Perera came out of court relatively unscathed. After all their deeds were signed not only by Sumal Perera, a private entrepreneur and by then owner of Asia Golf Course Ltd., it was signed by a more formidable entity.