Wednesday, September 12, 2007
 
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SriLankan staff fingerprinted over anti President sticker


SriLankan Airlines staff at the Baggage Services Division was allegedly fingerprinted by CID sleuths for displaying a sticker which was perceived as derogatory to the President. The Bottom Line learns that the sticker in question was in fact printed in the United States as part of a campaign against President George Bush.

The sticker which read “We are not for the President” was apparently sighted by an Editor of a state run newspaper who in his enthusiasm had informed the Criminal Investigations Department regarding the alleged attempt to tarnish the “good image” of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The CID in turn had questioned the SriLankan Airlines staff at Baggage Services Division where the sticker was pasted and fingerprinted them as well. The filling cabinet on which the sticker was pasted has also been taken for closer examination by the CID.


On examination it was revealed that the sticker was in fact part of a campaign against President Bush and had little to do with his Sri Lankan counterpart. However, the conspiracy theorists are claiming that this is a sinister campaign launched by the Airline staff backed by one time Chairman of the Air port and Aviation Services, Tiran Alles, to tarnish the image of the Rajapaksa administration.