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#IshiniGate — update 1: Just got off the phone with Parish priest of Katuwapitiya who said he doesn’t recall being approached by a donor by name of Ishini Weerasinghe; but agreed to double check & revert ASAP. Now we wait.
#IshiniGate - update 2: Foursquare Gospel church Wattala has no clue who Ishini Weerasinghe is; one in Gonawala needed time to check records and revert. Now we wait. Giving her benefit of the doubt, if donation was made under any other name please clarify.
#IshiniGate — update 3: a Priest has volunteered to help the probe; will help locate victims in the description: The hearing impaired, lady in wheelchair, child with skin graft. Await further details. Would help to know which name donations were made under (Ishini or Gos Church?)
#IshiniGate — update 4: she claims to have spoken to MP Ranjan Ramanayaka seeking his counsel on how to best go about helping 21/4 victims; Minister denies. Kindly reconfirm @RamanayakeR.
#IshiniGate — update 5: one (only, according to reliable locals) victim to have lost hearing due to blast, a school principal, has not been approached by a Canadian donor; awaiting confirmation as to whether there are other victims who suffered hearing loss besides this one.
#IshiniGate — update 6: Foursquare Gospel Church Nugegoda needs a little more time for verification but confirmed all funding is received/managed centrally & under supervision of Pastor Leslie Keegel (currently overseas); below is the ONLY account she could’ve deposited to:
#IshiniGate — update 7: Father Manjula (Katuwapitiya) CATEGORICALLY REFUTES claims of having directly or indirectly dealt with influencer in question; urges to produce church-issued receipt/certificate if ever a donation was made; denies meeting her “agent”.
#IshiniGate — update 8: Priest further confirms no donations were made *via* the church; the Catholic Church of #lka is on your case now @ishiniw. Come clean. Also, if you don’t want to divulge identities of beneficiaries, great, noble of you — you can still produce RECEIPTS!
#IshiniGate —update 9: I’ve identified some victims who fit her description; can’t tell w/ absolute certainty though. Those I’ve identified have not received a DIME frm Ishini Weerasinghe. Or Foursquare Church for that matter. Everything so far points to - you guessed it - FRAUD!
#IshiniGate — update 10: Forsquare Church issuing a statement today clarified that @ishiniw made a donation of 20,000 Canadian Dollars to Alpha Trust BUT since immediate needs of 21/4 victims were taken care of by State/INGOs/Bluechip CSR below sum was REFUNDED on her request.
