"Tried to kill me through gas cooker fire ... because I didn't cross over to government in MP issue" --- Geetha Kumarasingha

"Tried to kill me through gas cooker fire ... because I didn't cross over to government in MP issue" --- Geetha Kumarasingha

Mrs. Geetha Kumarasingha, former Member of Parliament  has for the first time revealed at a meeting of United People's Alliance in Bentota that there was a conspiracy to murder her. She said that at the time her issue concerning Member of Parliament was dragged along in courts an attempt was made to  bestow Minister posts to her and to thus lure her and because

she rejected such an offer she was made to get trapped in a fire from a gas cooker and thus to end her life. However, she says that she managed to escape that tragedy.

This is how she revealed about it. "I took my position and sat with the United Opposition because I had no faith in this gang of thieves of Yahapalana. Because of my marriage I withdrew my citizenship that I got 30 years ago. But what was said in courts was that I had the citizenship at the time nominations were given. I didn't cry over when I lost my citizenship. I didn't care a cent when I lost my MP post. I gave my fullest support to United Alliance as a brave woman in the presence of males who had no spine as such.

Finally, when the case was drawing nigh they approached me and said that they'd extend the case for another 2 years and that I could hold on till my period of tenure would be over and that a post of Minister also was arranged; so, to give my decision within a week. Protecting the pride of the South I said that I would be with Mahinda Rajapaksha. Someone on the instigation of somebody had kept the gas cooker switched on. In the evening as soon as I struck the matchstick and threw it aside in order to keep the lamp to Lord Buddha ... my hand got burnt. Their hope was to kill me. But god saved my life".