Father’s theft has become an agony for Vasudewa

From LankaNewsWeb

In 1958 a retail business premises named “Vasu Brothers” situated in Dangedara Galle was owned by a leftist who always appears for the rights of the southerners and a political actor Vasudewa Nanayakkara’s father Francis Nanayakkara. Close to that a wholesale and a retail business premises named “Ashirwadan Pille” which was quite famous in Galle was owned by a Tamil person named Asirwadan Pille a resident of Jaffna who came to Galle and started his business. 

During the 1958 riots when the troubles increased this Tamil businessmen has closed his business and given all his properties, lorry’s, vans and other goods to the owner if “Vasu Brothers” that is Vasudewa Nanayakkara’s father Francis Nanayakkara and left to India seeking protection to his life and family. Francis Nanayakkara too has accepted to look after his assets involuntarily. 

When the ethnic riots ended after a year Ashirwadan Pille has come back to Sri Lanka and tried to meet this Francis Nanayakkara but could not meet the latter. Ashiwadan Pille has thought about his assets and with greatest difficulty he has met Vasu’s father. Francis Nanayakkara has told that all his lorry’s and vans were set ablaze during the riots and nothing is left to give him. What has actually happened is Vasu’s father has sold all the lorry’s and vans for a lower price and acquired the money. Ashiwadan PIlle who was deprived due to the cheating of Vasu’s father has left Galle and gone to Colombo and lived there. 

Recently when Ashirwadan’s nephew met Vasudewa he has narrated this story which was 57 years old. Vasudewa who got vexed vehemently and denied the allegation and told the person “Are you sent by the present Good Governance? If you would have come before I know what I will do”