In a shocking revelation, whistleblowers have alleged that officials loyal to the Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka were complicit in the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that claimed the lives of over 250 people, including eight British tourists. The UK-based Times newspaper has reported on these startling claims.

One key insider, Hanzeer Azad Maulana, disclosed in an interview with Channel 4's Dispatches that he played a role in arranging a secret 2018 meeting between a senior military intelligence official, Suresh Salley, and individuals affiliated with the Islamic State. The alleged purpose of this clandestine meeting was to hatch a plot aimed at destabilizing Sri Lanka, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the Rajapaksas' return to power.

Maulana stated, "The meeting finished, Suresh Salley came to me and told me the Rajapaksas need an unsafe situation in Sri Lanka, that’s the only way for Gotabaya to become president. The attack was not a plan made in just one or two days; the plan was two, three years in the making."

The implications of these allegations are significant, as Suresh Salley was subsequently promoted to the head of military intelligence following Gotabaya Rajapaksa's rise to power. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had campaigned on a promise to restore security in Sri Lanka just six months after the devastating Easter Sunday attack.

These revelations raise serious questions about the extent of involvement of Sri Lankan officials in the tragic events of 2019 and cast a shadow over the political landscape of the nation. The truth behind these allegations is likely to spark intense scrutiny and investigations into the actions of those implicated.